Heidelberg Catechism Text, Proof Texts, and Appropriate Hymns Questions 121 – 129

Question 121

Why is it added, “in heaven”?

Answer

Lest we should form any earthly conceptions of God’s heavenly majesty, (a) and that we may expect from his almighty power all things necessary for soul and body. (b)

a Still, Still With Thee Consolation https://youtu.be/nIqCETc24C0

O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea Layriz https://youtu.be/aB1tFy70kDg

b My Father is Rich A Child of the King https://youtu.be/ajLb_s2H-LY

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation Regent Square https://youtu.be/gVUtouTsWXU

Not Unto us, O Lord of Heaven Gairney Bridge https://youtu.be/jHoDFbx4gF4

(a) Jeremiah 23:23-24 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? 24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord.

Acts 17:24-25, 27 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.”

(b) Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,

1 Kings 8:28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.

Psalm 115:3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

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47. Lord’s Day

Question 122

What is the first petition?

Answer

Hallowed be Your name;” that is, grant us, first, rightly to know You, (a) and to sanctify, magnify, and praise You in all Your works, in which Your power, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth shine forth; (b) and further, that we so order our whole life, our thoughts, words, and deeds, that Your Name may not be blasphemed, but honored and praised on our account. (c)

a Forever with the Lord Nearer Home https://youtu.be/HmndF2ylCjs

Let Not the Wise Their Wisdom Boast Luton https://youtu.be/ieP0UWLrYug

O for a Heart to Praise My God Beatitudo https://youtu.be/BlkVIzpA0xI

Thou Art the Christ, O Lord Harewood https://youtu.be/7_Y0ZIAMphY

Sometimes I Feel Discouraged Balm in Gilead https://youtu.be/pgESjHtQKRs

How Precious is the Book Divine Knox https://youtu.be/MWibl-sRP68

b Teach me, O Lord, Thy Way of Truth Bishop https://youtu.be/jrPIU_Q3cOQ

My Soul doth Magnify the Lord Wo Gott zum Haus https://youtu.be/wJMYYTsmwss

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy Daily Daily – alt https://youtu.be/PeMVEbWnv8o

c My God, My Everlasting Hope Abridge https://youtu.be/JNBT5N_N3DM

Not Unto us, O Lord of Heaven Gairney Bridge https://youtu.be/h4NS9tDZvjQ

Before Jehovah’s Awful Throne Park Street https://youtu.be/FBAytctsNVU

Sweet is the Work, My God, My King Canonbury https://youtu.be/ON_t73t4eck

Open My Eyes, that I May See Open My Eyes https://youtu.be/kEn-4jsTImU

I Love to Tell the Story Hankey https://youtu.be/VFMl9FKQGP0

(a) John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Jeremiah 9:24 “…but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:33-34 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

Matthew 16:17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.”

James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

(b) Psalm 119:137 You are righteous, Lord, and your laws are right.

Luke 1:46-47, 68-69 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…” 68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David”

Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” 36 For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.

(c) Psalm 71:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

Psalm 115:1 Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

Psalm 100:3-4 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Psalm 92:1-2 It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, 2 proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night…

Ephesians 1:16-17 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Psalm 71:16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.

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48. Lord’s Day

Question 123

Which is the second petition?

Answer

“Your kingdom come;” that is, so govern us by Your Word and Spirit, that we submit ourselves to You always more and more; (a) preserve and increase Your Church; (b) destroy the works of the devil, every power that exalts itself against You, and all wicked devices formed against Your Holy Word, (c) until the fullness of Your kingdom come, (d) wherein You shall be all in all. (e)

a Be Not Dismayed Whate’er Betide Martin https://youtu.be/5idnN_wbnik

How Blest the Perfect in the Way Humility https://youtu.be/y6M8v6aq2rg

My God, My Father, While I Stray Hanford https://youtu.be/VUDDOYOSBRA

b Great Shepherd of Your People Burford https://youtu.be/kmuw48341Zc

Lord of Our Life and God of Our Salvation Cloisters https://youtu.be/yMcS44uE9qQ

c When Peace, Like a River It is Well https://youtu.be/tPR-vSCRNlE

God Be With You Till We Meet Again God be with you https://youtu.be/2-1-z9JNHoY

d The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns St Stephen https:/E206/youtu.be/QWKhAHKyvwQ

There’s a Wideness to God’s Mercy Armstrong https://youtu.be/YTN0mh6Ztos

e The Day of Resurrection! Lancashire https://youtu.be/XUICWMePVsE

Triumphant Zion, Lift Thy Head Wareham https://youtu.be/pHsyWOeZRJk

Lo! God is Here Let us Adore Penitence https://youtu.be/_To_E5A8Qzg

Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun Duke Street https://youtu.be/kcbk84mv7oM

Praise to the Holiest in the Height Billing https://youtu.be/yDTk8xLizUo

(a) Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Psalm 119:5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!

Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

(b) Psalm 51:18 May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:6-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. 7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” 8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity.

(c) 1 John 3:8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

(d) Revelation 22:17, 20 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Romans 8:22-23 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

(e) 1 Corinthians 15:28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

Psalm 102:12-13 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. 13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.

Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe…

Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”

1 Corinthians 15:24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

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49. Lord’s Day

Question 124

What is the third petition?

Answer

“Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven;” that is, grant that we and all men renounce our own will, (a) and without disputing obey Your will, which alone is good; (b) so that everyone may fulfill his office and calling as willingly and faithfully (c) as the angels do in heaven. (d)

a Take Up Thy Cross, The Savior Said Quebec https://youtu.be/CJ-Zs8dt9wc

Nothing Between My Soul and the Savior Nothing Between https://youtu.be/SaiBmAONtWQ

b I Stand Amazed in the Presence of Jesus How Marvelous https://youtu.be/b_Sg2TOkgiI

Take My Life, and Let it Be Yarbrough https://youtu.be/XILuZPtCl5I

Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go Canonbury https://youtu.be/Apj1Dgj_6ug

c My Gracious Lord, I Own Thy Right Rockingham https://youtu.be/w7_DnYJK528

d O Thou My Soul, Bless God the Lord Howard https://youtu.be/CDZnFU_N4hE

Now May He Who From the Dead Mercy https://youtu.be/rkziVZlVKyc

(a) Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”

Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,

(b) Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”

Ephesians 5:10 …and find out what pleases the Lord.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

(c) 1 Corinthians 7:24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.

(d) Psalm 103:20-21 Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. 21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

Hebrews 13:21 …equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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50. Lord’s Day

Question 125

What is the fourth petition?

Answer

“Give us this day our daily bread;” that is, be pleased to provide for all our bodily need, (a) so that we may thereby acknowledge that You are the only fountain of all good, (b) and that without Your blessing neither our care and labor, nor Your gifts, can profit us; (c) that we may therefore withdraw our trust from all creatures and place it in You alone. (d)

a Praise to the Lord, The Almighty Hast du denn Liebster https://youtu.be/bxDWoVyZRGg

Let Every Tongue Thy Goodness Speak Arbovale https://youtu.be/Nzcqc9L5cY4

We Plow the Fields and Scatter St Anselm https://youtu.be/EQHoIJVLTWA

b Great is Thy Faithfulness Great is Thy Faithfulness https://youtu.be/WOutNoP9PSk

O Beautiful for Spacious Skies Rex Regum https://youtu.be/mNkEmCaVdcc

Father, in Whom We Live Boylston https://youtu.be/U630_hc09Xk

c Go, Labor on Spend, and be Spent Pentecost https://youtu.be/f2HwQttMcJE

Break Thou the Bread of Life Bread of Life https://youtu.be/tCdrzJJrZS0

Would You Live for Jesus His Way with Thee https://youtu.be/nkvPp57-79A

Unless the Lord the House Shall Build Rose Hill https://youtu.be/hlKXnyDFrF8

d If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee Neumark https://youtu.be/Btb28mJc4PE

My Soul in Silence Waits for God Cleansing Fountain https://youtu.be/98901_xShOo

I’ll Praise my Maker While I’ve Breath Old 113^th https://youtu.be/Wtn7XRd_0jw

Jesus, Lover of my Soul Hollingside https://youtu.be/3juMJOgIXRs

(a) Psalm 104:27-28 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Psalm 145:15-16 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Matthew 6:25-26 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”

(b) James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Acts 14:17 “Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”

Acts 17:27-28 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’

(c) 1 Corinthians 15:58 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.

Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

Psalm 37:3-7, 16 Trust in the Lord and do good; well in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked…

Psalm 127:1-2 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. 2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves.

(d) Psalm 55:23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.

Psalm 62:11 One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God,”

Psalm 146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.

Jeremiah 17:5, 7 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.” 7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.”

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51. Lord’s Day

Question 126

What is the fifth petition?

Answer

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;” that is, be pleased, for the sake of Christ’s

blood, not to impute to us miserable sinners our manifold transgressions, nor the evil which

always clings to us; (a) as we also find this witness of Your grace in us, that it is our full purpose

heartily to forgive our neighbor. (b)

a Show Pity, Lord, O Lord Forgive Grostette https://youtu.be/ogZKRJiKQHU

O Lord, My Prayer Hear Broughton https://youtu.be/lQ76_TpCCVs

I Know That My Redeemer Lives – Medley I Know That My https://youtu.be/TxVD8xCqxr4

And Can it Be That I Should Gain Fillmore https://youtu.be/MsxbiZablew

b O God of Bethel, By Whose Hand Dundee https://youtu.be/TfjIhxy4Ajc

To God Be the Glory To God be the Glory https://youtu.be/eIN2mbzTnmw

(a) Psalm 51:1-7 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. 5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. 6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Psalm 143:2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.

1 John 2:1-2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

(b) Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

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52. Lord’s Day

Question 127

What is the sixth petition?

Answer

“And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one;” that is, since we are so weak in ourselves that we cannot stand a moment, (a) and besides, our deadly enemies, the devil, (b) the world, (c) and our own flesh, (d) assail us without ceasing, be pleased to preserve and strengthen us by the power of Your Holy Spirit, that we may make firm stand against them and not be overcome in this spiritual warfare, (e) until finally complete victory is ours. (f)

a Jesus, Priceless Treasure Jesu, Meine Freude https://youtu.be/uesejz03QVY

My Soul, Repeat His Praise Barnby’s Hymnary No 525 https://youtu.be/50GpQw_oq_4

b My Soul, Be on Thy Guard Laban https://youtu.be/McnQ8WmzntE

Stand Up, My Soul, Shake Off Thy Fears Mendon https://youtu.be/bwaSRE7mOqc

c

d I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow Rockingham Old https://youtu.be/zWTsLDYQfCM

Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me Dix https://youtu.be/NuavZ_hoYy8

e ‘Tis Midnight; and on Olive’s Brow Olive’s Brow https://youtu.be/FVlynmFCrGg

My Soul, Be on Thy Guard Schumann https://youtu.be/wloBx6NByfQ

f Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending Holywood https://youtu.be/FGxUhXKflvs

Holy Ghost, With Light Divine Mercy https://youtu.be/bKnNHEtMjUc

When Peace, Like a River It is Well https://youtu.be/tPR-vSCRNlE

(a) John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

Psalm 103:14-16 …for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. 15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; 16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

(b) 1 Peter 5:8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Ephesians 6:12-13 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

(c) John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

(d) Romans 7:23 …but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.

Galatians 5:17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.

(e) Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Mark 13:33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.

(f) 1 Thessalonians 3:13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:7 …or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

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Question 128

How do you close this prayer?

Answer

“For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever;” that is, all this we ask of You, because as our King, having power over all things, You are willing and able to give us all good; (a) and that thereby not we, but Your holy name may be glorified for ever. (b)

a Cast Thy Burden on the Lord Mercy https://youtu.be/3QQqYlHCGK8

When Morning Gilds the Sky Laudes Domini https://youtu.be/wtI9WMD0Az4

b To the Name of Our Salvation Sieh, hier bin ich https://youtu.be/wNSNjlfbzAw

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee Alleluia https://youtu.be/7JR4nZN-UH0

(a) Romans 10:11-12 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him…

2 Peter 2:9 …if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

(b) John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Jeremiah 33:8-9 I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. 9 Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.

Psalm 115:1 Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

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Question 129

What is the meaning of the word “Amen”?

Answer

“Amen” means: so shall it truly and surely be. For my prayer is much more certainly heard of God than I feel in my heart that I desire these things of Him. (a)

a Standing on the Promises Standing on the Promises https://youtu.be/G4EYBaN_LeY

Be Still, My Soul Unde Et Memores https://youtu.be/gZw7PEiWr_g

Sweet is the Memory of Thy Grace Naomi https://youtu.be/ucokeschFGs

(a) 2 Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

2 Timothy 2:13 …if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

Psalm 145:18-19 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above

all that we ask or think, according to the power

that works in us, to Him be glory

in the church by Christ Jesus

to all generations,

forever and ever.

Amen.”

Ephesians 3:20–21