GOD'S PROMISES - VICTORY

God promises to give us the victory to overcome all obstacles that we will encounter throughout our lives.

"May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God.  May the Lord grant all your requests."  Psalm 20:5

"Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.  For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory."  Psalm 149:3, 4

"For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers."  Proverbs 11:14

"But thanks be to God!  He gives us the victory through the Lord Jesus Christ.  Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."  1 Corinthians 15:57, 58

"In fact, this is love for God:  to keep his commands.  And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world.  This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.  Who is it that overcomes the world?  Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God."  1 John 5:3-5

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    According to the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, "a city that is on a hill cannot be..." what?
2.    What was the fate of Shechem, the prince who fell in love with Dinah, daughter of Jacob?
3.    What book of the Bible follows Philemon?
4.    During Jacob's struggle with the angel, the hollow of which part of Jacob's body was touched and put out of joint?
5.    Which Christian doctrine did the Sadducees reject?
6.    For how many years had the woman with the issue of blood suffered before she was healed by Jesus?
7.    What was the affliction of Bartimaeus?
8.    What was the color of the robe placed on Jesus by the soldiers?
9.    How did Paul say we should let our requests be made known to God?
10.    In the Sermon on the Mount, what does Jesus tell us the earth is? 

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
John 16:33
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    Matthew 5:14
2.    Genesis 34
3.    Philemon 1:25 - Hebrews 1:1
4.    Genesis 32:25
5.    Matthew 22:23
6.    Matthew 9:20
7.    Mark 10:46
8.    Matthew 27:28; John 19:2
9.    Philippians 4:6
10.  Matthew 5:35