Were you unable to make it to our Wednesday night lenten prayer services? No worries, while I will not be able to share with you what it felt like to experience the community and the presence of the Holy Spirit dwelling with us each week, I can at least share what we leared from Randy. 

Our God is a faithful God. He is one who stays true to His promises. There are multiple promises that God makes to us throughout His Word, here are just a few that Randy helped us focus on and pray through. 

Lent Week 1: 

Main text: 
“And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.” 2 Chronicles 20:18

Promises: 

“Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4

“Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.” Psalm 55:22

Lent Week 2: 

Main text: 

“The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.” Psalm 145:18

Promises:

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” Romans 8:28

“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son…” Romans 8:29

“For I know the plans that I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope . Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:11-12

Lent Week 3: 

Main text: 

“For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises…” 2 Peter 1:4

Promises:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” Acts 1:8

“Truly, truly I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do…” John 14:12

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

Lent Week 4: 

Main text:

To realize God’s sufficiency, we must realize our own insufficiency.

"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16

Promises:

"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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work." 2 Corinthians 9:8

"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God…" 2 Corinthians 3:5

Lent Week 5: 

Main text: 

“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ” John 14:13

 Recap of Promises (themes):

• The desires of our hearts - Psalm 37:4

• God’s sovereign plan - Jeremiah 29: 11-12

• The righteous will not be shaken - Psalm 55:22
  
  
• Doing the works of Jesus - John 14:12
  
  
• Being conformed to the image of Christ - Romans 8:28-29
  
  
• God’s provision - Isaiah 41:10
  
  
• Receiving the Holy Spirit and power - Acts 1:8

We ended our night on the good news from 2 Peter 1: 2-9

May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.