[Psalm 34:4-9] I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. [5] Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. [6] In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. [7] For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. [8] Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! [9] Fear the Lord, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. God blesses those who have a deep _____________ for Him. [Proverbs 22:4] True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life. Fear of the Lord is a _____________ worship of God. [Galatians 1.10] Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Living for people's approval will only _____________ you _____________. [Proverbs 29.25] Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. The fear of God is the _____________ for the fear of people. I am going to live for _____________ and not the approval of _____________. You will _____________ whoever you fear. [Proverbs 8.13] All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech. Not fearing God means that we don't _____________ _____________ what He thinks. [Psalm 25.14] The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant. When you have a healthy respect of God you will attract His _____________.

[Genesis 37:5-8] One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. [6] “Listen to this dream,” he said. [7] “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!” [8] His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.[Romans 12:6a] “In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.”God prepares the person before He reveals the ________________.[Ecclesiastes 3:11] Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.[Genesis 39:2-4] The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. [3] Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. [4] This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned.What feels like a ________________ may actually be preparation.[Romans 11:29 NKJV] For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.Character is ________________ long before it is revealed.[Isaiah 64:8] And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand.[2 Peter 1:5-7] In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God's promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, [6] and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, [7] and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.[Genesis 41:15-16] Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream last night, and no one here can tell me what it means. But I have heard that when you hear about a dream you can interpret it.” [16] “It is beyond my power to do this,” Joseph replied. “But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease.”God is ________________ you for what He's preparing for you.[Genesis 41:41] Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.[Genesis 45:4b-5] he says, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. [5] But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.”[Genesis 50:20] You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.

[1 Chronicles 4:9-10] There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful. [10] He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request. Jabez had a reputation of _____________. God is the only one who can turn pain into a _______________. God wants to bring _____________ and blessing on every area of your life. [Luke 11.11-13] “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? [12] Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! [13] So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” God gives good gifts to His _____________. God isn't an angry __________ __________ waiting for us to mess up. [1 John 5.14-15] And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. [15] And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. You can't pray according to God's will if you don't have a _____________________ with Him. Prayer _______________ things. [Matthew 7:7-8] “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. [8] For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. If you want to attract God's blessings you must live an ___________________ life. [2 Timothy 2.21] If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.

The _________ between God’s promise and God’s fulfillment is where _______________ is formed.[Hebrews 11:1] Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. [Genesis 12:1] The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. [2] I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. God doesn’t use the ___________. He uses the ____________.[Hebrews 11:8] It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.The Gap is not God’s ___________. It’s God’s ____________.[Genesis 15:2] O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son?[Genesis 15:5] Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”Faith isn’t the ______________ of doubt. It’s choosing to ______________ anyway.[Genesis 15:6] And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.[Genesis 21:1-2] The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised. [2] She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.God is often ___________ you while He prepares the ____________.Faith grows when we trust God’s ______________ over our _____________________.[Romans 4:18] Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!”God wastes ____________ that is ________________ to Him.

[John 3.16] For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. We should be ______________ because ___________ is generous. [Hebrews 13.16] And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased [Matthew 25.34-40] “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. [35] For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, [36] I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ [37] “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? [38] When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? [39] When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ [40] “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Generosity ______________ God and directly _____________ Jesus. [Acts 20.35] remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: It is more blessed to give than to receive. It is ______________ blessed to give than to ______________. [2 Corinthians 9:7-8] Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. [8] And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Generosity is not ______________, it is intentional, thoughtful, prayerful and cheerful. Your ______________ will ______________ your blessing. [Psalm: 24:1] The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. All our ____________ belong to God, not just what we ___________. [Proverbs 19.17] If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord – and he will repay you. God will always ______________ generosity. [Proverbs 11.24-25] One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. [25] A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Give out of God’s _____________ not your ____________ resources. [Malachi 3.10] Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. [James 4.17] Remember it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. Generosity is an act of ______________ that starts with a ______________ heart and ends with ______________ hands.

[Romans 8:29] For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.Discipleship is the lifelong ________________ of becoming like Jesus and helping ________________ do the same.[Mark 3:14-15] Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, [15] giving them authority to cast out demons.Discipleship begins with ________________ with Jesus before ________________ things for Him.[John 15:4] Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.Fruit is something Jesus ________________ in people who stay ________________ to Him.“May you be covered in the __________ of your __________.”[Luke 9:23-24 NIV] Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. [24] For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.Discipleship isn't one __________ decision; it's ________________ of small ones.[Matthew 28:18-20] Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. [19] Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. [20] Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."[Ephesians 4:13-16] This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. [14] Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. [15] Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. [16] He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

[Galatians 6:7] Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. There's usually a gap between your ________________ and your ________________. God often uses those who are ___________________, for his glory. [1 Samuel 17.13-17] Jesse’s three oldest sons—Eliab, Abinadab, and Shimea—had already joined Saul’s army to fight the Philistines. [14] David was the youngest son. David’s three oldest brothers stayed with Saul’s army, [15] but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem. [16] For forty days, every morning and evening, the Philistine champion strutted in front of the Israelite army. [17] One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers. Nothing is insignificant in your life when it is done for the ________________ of Jesus. The best opportunities come when we wholeheartedly serve Jesus in the __________ __________ [Luke 16.10] “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. [1 Samuel 17.17-23] One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers. [18] And give these ten cuts of cheese to their captain. See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.” [19] David’s brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines. [20] So David left the sheep with another shepherd and set out early the next morning with the gifts, as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelite army was leaving for the battlefield with shouts and battle cries. [21] Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army. [22] David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers. [23] As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel. When you serve, you are ________________ people to the power of Jesus. [Ephesians 6:7-8] Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. [8] Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free. Life's greatest ________________ are received when we ________________ Jesus.

[Amos 3:3] Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?The goal of ___________________ is for us to become more like ___________________.[Proverbs 13:20] Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.You ___________________ like the people you consistently ___________________ with.[1 Corinthians 15:33 NASB20] Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."God has always used ___________________ to shape ___________________.[Acts 2:42-47] All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer. [23] A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. [44] And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. [45] They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. [46] They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity-- [47] all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.Fellowship is more than ___________________ together; it's ___________________ together.[Hebrews 10:24-25] Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. [25] And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.[Romans 12:4-5] Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, [5] so it is with Christ's body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.God wants us to become kind of person who _______________ church.[Ecclesiastes 4:9-12] Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. [10] If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. [11] Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? [12] A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.God never intended you to ___________________ alone.

[2 Chronicles 26:5] Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success. The ______________ you get to God, the more _______________ you become. James 4:8a Come close to God, and God will come close to you. [2 Chronicles 26.16] But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. Your ______________ will lead to your ______________. [James 4:6-7] And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” [7] So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Humility is being ______________ in God rather than in yourself. [Numbers 12:3] (Now Moses was very humble—more humble than any other person on earth.) Humility is ____________ and _______________ dependence on God. [Matthew 5:3] “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Humility is seeing yourself from God's ___________. We need to __________ the __________ in our life. [1 Peter 5:6] So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. The more you ________________ yourself the more you will ____________ God. Humility means _______________ God no matter the cost.

Stewardship is how we manage _________________ God has entrusted to us.[1 Timothy 6:6-8] Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. [7] After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can't take anything with us when we leave it. [8] So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.Everything that passes through your hands in this life is _________________.[Psalm 24:1] The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.Ownership is an _________________, stewardship is _________________.God evaluates stewardship by _________________.[Luke 16:10a] "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones.God asks us to faithfully MANAGE what He has given us.[John 6:8-9] Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. [9] "There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?"A _________________ becomes _________________ when God is involved.[Mark 10:15] I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."[Matthew 19:22] But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.Stewardship is ultimately a _________________ issue.[Proverbs 3:9] Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.When you realize everything belongs to God, generosity becomes _________________.[2 Corinthians 9:7-8] You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. "For God loves a person who gives cheerfully." [8] And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.God doesn't _________________ what we have, He _________________ us into what He's doing.