1. The Promises of God 2 Peter 1:2-4

2. 2 Pet. 1:2-4 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

3. The Promises of God 1. God is always there to help us! Psalm 46:1 Matt.28:18-20 Who needs God’s help? “I need thee every hour”

4. 2. God has promised to hear us when we pray. If you are a Christian, a child of God, He has promised To hear you. John 9:31; 2 Chron. 7:14 I Thess.5:17 Acts 2:42 Hear me when I call!

5. 3. God has promised to forgive us when we sin— if we seek his forgiveness on His terms!! All of us have a ‘sin problem’. Rom. 3:23 Rom. 6:23 Isa. 59:1-2 I Tim. 1:15 I John 1:8-10; I John 2:1-2

6. 4. God has promised to take us home to Heaven! Matt. 25:31-46 John 14:1-6 I Thess. 4:13-17

7. 1. Standing on the promises of Christ my King, through eternal ages let his praises ring; glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God. Refrain: Standing, standing, standing on the promises of Christ my Savior; standing, standing, I'm standing on the promises of God. 2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God. (Refrain)

8. 3. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, bound to him eternally by love's strong cord, overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword, standing on the promises of God. (Refrain) 4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall, listening every moment to the Spirit's call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God.

9. Why we need to be reminded of the Promises of God…We must never give up! 1. There was the possibility of drifting away - Hebrews 2:1Hebrews 2:1 2. People could lose their faith - Hebrews 3:12Hebrews 3:12 3. We could come short of the goal - Hebrews 4:1Hebrews 4:1 4. We could become disobedient - Hebrews 4:11Hebrews 4:11 5. We could become bored - Hebrews 5:11Hebrews 5:11 6. We could become lazy - Hebrews 6:12Hebrews 6:12 7. We could become willful - Hebrews 10:26Hebrews 10:26 8. We could become fearful - Hebrews 10:35Hebrews 10:35 9. We could become distracted - Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:1 10. We could become bitter - Hebrews 12:15Hebrews 12:15

10. Obey God so you may enjoy the promises of God NOW and then,after death, in Eternity!