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Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,

The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you by the way you should go.

Isa 48:17
What is to be gained ?
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ

What is more, I consider everything a loss because of

the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,
for whose sake I have lost all things.
I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ
Phil 3:8
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ

If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so:
circumcised the eighth day,
of the stock of Israel,
of the tribe of Benjamin,
a Hebrew of the Hebrews;
concerning the law, a Pharisee;
concerning zeal, persecuting the church;
concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
(Phil 3:4-6)
 What is to be gained ?
1)Christ
2)Access into the Grace of God

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have
gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

(Eph 5:1,2)
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and

gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Heb 11:33
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me,
I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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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.
John 16:33
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those
who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face
trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your
faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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…Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort
those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from
God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so
also our comfort abounds through Christ. 2 Cor 1:4-5
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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But He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is
made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on
me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in
insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am
weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor 12:9-10
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises

7 promises God wants you to remember when the storms of life hit

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Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, for
what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Cor 4:16-18
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection

Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were
others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they
might gain an even better resurrection. Heb 11:35
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are
in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have
done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done
evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. John 5:28,29
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

With God we will gain the victory, and He will trample down our
enemies.
Psa 108:13
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

‘Hear, O Israel: Today you are on the verge of battle with your
enemies. Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not
tremble or be terrified because of them; for the Lord your God is
He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to
save you. Deu 20:3,4
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of

wisdom. Psa 90:12
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

“ LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days
are numbered— how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the
width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is
but a breath.” We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in
nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. And so, Lord, where
do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. ….When You discipline us for our sins,
You consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Hear
my prayer, O LORD ! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I am
your guest— a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me.
(Psa 39:4-12)
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (Eph 5:15,16)
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every

wrong path. Psa 119:104
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain

understanding. Pro 4:1
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one

who heeds correction gains understanding. Pro 15:32
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises 8) Abundance
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

One person gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

Pro 11:24
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises 8) Abundance
4) Better resurrection
5) Victory

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows
generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to
give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make
all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will
abound in every good work. As it is written:
“He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your
store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every
way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce
thanksgiving to God. For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints,
but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God. (2Cor 9:6-
12)
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises 8) Abundance
4) Better resurrection 9) Goodwill
5) Victory

“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they

sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph
wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of
Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler
over Egypt and all his palace. Acts 7:9,10
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises 8) Abundance
4) Better resurrection 9) Goodwill
5) Victory 10) Honour

A kindhearted woman gains honor,

but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Pro 11:16
 What is to be gained ?
1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom
2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises 8) Abundance
4) Better resurrection 9) Goodwill
5) Victory 10) Honour

Pride brings a person low,

but the lowly in spirit gain honor. Pro 29:3
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Tim 6:6
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only
to poverty.
Pro 14:23
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my
body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have
love, I gain nothing. 1Cor 3:13

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.

Let all that you do be done with love
1Cor 16:13,14
 What is to be gained ?

1) Christ 6) A heart of wisdom

2) Access into the Grace of God 7) Understanding
3) Fulfilled Promises 8) Abundance
4) Better resurrection 9) Goodwill
5) Victory 10) Honour
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