Exodus 4:12 "Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say."

Deuteronomy 31:8 "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Deuteronomy 33:25 "...And your strength will equal your day."

Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?"

Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalm 56:4 "In God, whose word I praise, in God I will trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?"

Psalm 118:6 "The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Proverbs 3:23, 24 "Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble; when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Isaiah 12:2 "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."

Isaiah 40:31 "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Isaiah. 51:5 "The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm."

Isaiah 55:4-13 "See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the peoples. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.

Seek the Lord while he may be found: call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him and to our God, for he will freely pardon. `For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it, without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow...."

Jeremiah 1:7, 8 "Do not say, `I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them. For I am with you and will rescue you."

Matthew 6:33, 34 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself."

Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

Matthew 28:20 "I am with you always—even to the ends of the earth."

Mark 9:23 "Everything is possible for him who believes."

Mark 16:17, 18 "And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Luke 11:9-10 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

Luke 11:13 "If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him."

Luke 18:27 "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

John 14:12 "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."

Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him...."

Romans 8:35-39 "Who shall separate us from he love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?.... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

1 Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my dear brothers, 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."

2 Corinthians 4:8, 9 "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed."

Philippians 4:13"I can do everything through him who gives me strength."

Philippians 4:19 "And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."

Hebrews 13:6 "...The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Promise Psalms

Psalm 91

Psalm 46

Psalm 23

Special Promises for Dealing with
"Giants" and Other Obstacles

Isaiah 45:2 "I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron."

Joshua 23:5 "the Lord your God himself will drive them out of your way. He will push them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the Lord your God promised you."

Joshua 13:6 "I myself will drive them out....."

Joshua 17:18 "...though [they] have iron chariots and though they are strong, you can drive them out."

Exodus 23:27-33 "I will send ...ahead of you and...make your enemies turn their backs and run. I will send the hornets ahead of you to drive [them] out of your way....until you...take possession of the land."

Deuteronomy 1:29 "Do not be terrified; do not be afraid.... The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you...."

Deuteronomy 3:22 "Do not be afraid... the Lord your God himself will fight for you."

Miscellaneous Mission Thoughts

"We are asked to do an impossible task, but we work with Him who can do the impossible." - J. Hudson Taylor

"How often do we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency rather than to the limit of God's omnipotency." - J. Hudson Taylor

"All God's giants have been weak men (and women) who did great things for God because they reckoned on God being with them." - J. Hudson Taylor

"God's best gifts are not in things but in opportunities." - Unknown

"We have all eternity to tell of victories won for Christ, but we have only a few hours before sunset to win them." - Unknown

"All that He takes, I will give.
All that He gives, I will take."
- Unknown