(Matthew 16:18 NLT) ... I will build My church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

(Matthew 7:24-25 NLT) "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock.

(2 Timothy 3:15 NLT) You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.

(2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work

• Bible is the Word of God and it's good for me.

(1 Thessalonians 2:13 NLT) ... You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

• Bible is the Word of God & is completely reliable.

(2 Peter 1:19-21 NIV) We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

• Bible is not just a book that just contains the Word of God, it is the Word of God.

(Hebrews 4:12 GW) God’s word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God’s word judges a person’s thoughts and intentions. '

(James 1:22 NLT) But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

1. Direction
(Psalm 119:105 NLT) Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

2. Protection
(Proverbs 30:5 NLT) Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

3. Correction
(2 Timothy 3:16 NLT) All Scripture ... corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

4. Builds faith
(Romans 10:17 NKJV) So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

5. Generates life
(Psalm 119:37 NLT) ... give me life through your word.

6. Produces change
(John 17:17 GW) Use the truth to make them holy. Your words are truth.

7. My weapon
(Hebrews 4:12 NLT) For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, ...

8. Miracles
(Matthew 8:16 NKJV) ...He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick

9. Heals & sets Free
(Psalm 107:20 NLT) He sent out his word and healedthem, snatching them from the door of death.

10. Builds Character
(Revelation 3:8 NKJV) "I know your works. ... you have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

11. Transforms Thinking
(Romans 12:2 NIV) ... be transformed by the renewing of your mind. ...

12. Joy, Hope, Peace
(Jeremiah 15:16 NLT) When I discovered your words, ... They are my joy and my heart's delight, ...
(Psalm 119:114 NLT) ... your wordis my source of hope.

13. Overcomes the World
(1 John 2:14 NLT) ... God's word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.

14. Defeats temptation
(Matthew 4:4 NLT) ... The Scriptures say, 'People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'

15. Releases power
(James 1:21 NLT) ... the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

16. My Final Authority!

(Psalm 19:9-11 NIV) The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

(Ephesians 2:12 NLT) ... you were living apart from Christ. ... you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.