Reading Plan | Overcoming in Christ
Overcoming in Christ
In the ‘Overcoming in Christ’ reading plan you will go through the scriptures where “nikaō” appears.
The Greek word “nikaō” (νικάω G3528) occurs numerous times in the New Testament, mainly in the books written by the Apostle John. The word is usually translated as “overcomes”, “conquers” or “to be victorious”.
Plan
Session 1
Luke 11:22 (NIV)
But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
Session 2
John 16:33 (NIV)
“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.”
Session 3
Romans 3:4 (NIV)
Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”
Romans 12:21 (NIV)
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Session 4
1 John 2:13-14 (NIV)
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men,
because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 4:4 (NIV)
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
1 John 5:4-5 (NIV)
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Session 5
Revelations 2:7 (NIV)
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelations 2:11 (NIV)
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.
Revelations 2:17 (NIV)
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
Revelations 2:26 (NIV)
To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations
Revelations 3:5 (NIV)
The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
Revelations 3:12 (NIV)
The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.
Revelations 3:21 (NIV)
To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Session 6
Revelations 5:5 (NIV)
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelations 6:2 (NIV)
I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
Revelations 11:7 (NIV)
Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them.
Revelations 12:11 (NIV)
They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
* emphasis added
Scripture quotations used by permission.
R - E - A - P
Read
Read and re-read the scripture. Read it a few times in one sitting or read it repeatedly over a few days. Read it in different versions of the Bible.
Explore
Ask questions when reading the scriptures. Use 'What’, 'When’, 'Who’, 'Why’ and 'How’ to better understand the scripture. Also take time to use Bible study resources like commentaries, dictionaries or topical references to further explore.
Apply
Think about how the scripture applies to your life and take a week (or more) to practically apply the scripture in your life and the circumstances you experience.
Pray
Pray before reading the scriptures. Pray while reading and exploring them. Pray when applying them in your life.
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