2 Peter 1:1-21(1-14)
LISTEN UP EVERYONE, THESE ARE FINAL EXHORTATIONS! *FOUNDATION STONES OF FAITH! 1-4
Foundation Stones of Faith! 1-4
Includes Servants! 1
Includes Apostles of Jesus Christ! 1
Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ! 1
Includes His Grace! 2
Includes His Peace! 2
Includes His Divine Power! 3
Includes The Knowledge of Him! 3
Includes His Promises! 4
Faith Is Where Our GROWTH Begins! 5
I Peter 5:12-14
*REEMPHASIZE CHRISTIAN VISION! 12
*COMMUNICATE CHRISTIAN AFFECTION! 13-14
I Peter 5:5-11
* Focus For Youth is Submission! 5
* Focus For All is Humility! 6
* Throw Our Anxieties & Burdens on God! 7
* Give Strict Attention to God's Care For Us Because of Satan's Destructive Aim! 8a
* Practice Defence Against The Devil! 8b,9
* God's Aim In The Devil's Causing Us Adversity is To Establish Us in Faith! 10
* Jesus Deserves Glory, Dominion, Honor & Praise ! 11
I Peter 5:1-4
*ELDERS NEED TO RECEIVE
EXHORTATIONS FROM OTHERS 1
*ELDERS NEED TO RECOGNIZE PETER'S ELDERSHIP 1 (AUTHORITY)
*HE IS AN ELDER WHO WAS WITNESS OF CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS! 1
*HE IS AN ELDER WHO IS A PARTNER IN DECLARING CHRIST'S FUTURE GLORY! 1
*ELDERS FEED GOD'S FLOCK! 2
*ELDERS OVERSEE GOD'S FLOCK! 2
*WITH RESPONSIBILITY! 2
*WITHOUT FORCE! 2
*NOT FOR MONEY EARNED BY WICKEDNESS! 2
*WITH READINESS! 2
*NOT AS MASTER! 3
*BUT AS OVERSEEING GOD'S HERITAGE! 3
*BY EXAMPLE! 3
*OBEDIENCE GAINS A CROWN PRAISE AT JESUS' RETURN! 4
I Peter 4:12-19
•We Should Expect To Suffer For Christ! 12
•We Should Suffer Without Sadness! 13
•We Should Suffer For Our Savior! 14
•We Should Not Suffer For Sin! 15
•We Should Suffer Without Shame! 16
•We Should Suffer For Other's To Get Saved! 17-18
•We Should Suffer Trusting In God! 19
* A KEY ATTITUDE = We're close to the end! 7
* A KEY STATUS = sobriety! 7
* A KEY PRIORITY = love is the highest! 8
* A KEY OBJECTIVE = mutual love!
* ANOTHER KEY PRACTICE = mutual hospitality! 9
* A KEY OUTLOOK ON LIFE OF MINISTRY = mutually minister as God has blessed! 10
* A KEY COMMUNICATION = as God's Word! 11
* A KEY SERVICE = as God enables! 11
* A KEY HONOR - God through Christ! 11
* A KEY PRAISE! = To Jesus! 11
* FOR HOW LONG! = Forever! 11
* SO BE IT! 11
1 Peter 4.1-6 The Way We Used To Live!
*WE SHOULD THINK LIKE CHRIST AS WE FACE SUFFERING! 1
*WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO LIVE TO GOD'S WILL NOT MAN'S LUST! 2
*WE USED TO LIVE TO THE FLESH'S HUMAN DESIRES! 3
*HEATHENS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR WAYS! 4
*PAY DAY FOR SINNERS IS SOON COMING! 5
*THE GOSPEL IS MEANT TO PREPARE US TO LIVE RIGHT! 6
I Peter 4:1-6
The Way We Used To Live!
*WE SHOULD THINK LIKE CHRIST AS WE FACE SUFFERING! 1
*WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO LIVE TO GOD'S WILL NOT MAN'S LUST! 2
*WE USED TO LIVE TO THE FLESH'S HUMAN DESIRES! 3
*HEATHENS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR WAYS! 4
*PAY DAY FOR SINNERS IS SOON COMING! 5
*THE GOSPEL IS MEANT TO PREPARE US TO LIVE RIGHT! 6
1Peter 3.18-22 The Just Suffered For The Unjust To Bring Us To God!
*Christ The Just For The Unjust! 18
*Christ Patiently Preached Through Noah 120 Years! 19-20
*LIKE FIGURE? We Both Passed Through The Water For Salvation! 21
*Christ Is Over All! 22
I Peter 3:13-17
*DO GOOD! IT HARMS NO ONE! 13
*DO GOOD AND FEAR NOT EVIL FROM OTHERS! 14
*SANCTIFY GOD INTERNALLY! 15a
*PREPARE TO LOGICALLY DEFEND YOUR HOPE! 15b
*KEEP A CLEAR CONSCIENCE! 16
*SUFFER FOR THE RIGHT REASONS! 17
I Peter 3:8-12
LIVE IN HARMONY! 8
*RETURN GOOD & SPEAK WELL TO OTHERS WHO TREAT YOU BAD AND SPEAK INSULTS TO YOU! 9
*UNDERSTAND 1Peter 3:10-12 IS GOD'S WILL AS STATED IN Psalm 34:12-15!
-BAD TONGUES CAN CAUSE BAD DAYS AND BAD LIVES, EVEN SHORTEN LIVES! 10
-TURN FROM EVIL TO GOOD! SEEK & KEEP PURSUING PEACE! 11
-GOD WATCHES AND HEARS IT ALL! 12
I Peter 3:1-7
• MORE WALK & LESS TALK 1
• MORE MODEL & LESS MOUTH 2
• 3. MORE SPIRIT & LESS FLESH 3,4
• 4. MORE SUBMISSION & LESS DOMINION! 5
•5. MORE HUMBLE (RESPECT) & LESS (SELFISH) PRIDE 6
• 6. MORE FACTS & LESS FICTION 7
1Peter 2.1-25(21-25) Remember The Facts & Reasons The Savior Suffered!'
*THE LORD IS OUR EXAMPLE FOR SUFFERING! 21
*THE LORD IS SINLESS! 22
*THE LORD DID NOT RETALIATE! 23
*THE LORD IS SUBSTITUTE FOR OUR SIN! 24
*THE LORD REDEEMED US TO HIMSELF! 25
1PETER 2.1-25(13-20) LIVING CORRECTLY FOR THE LORD!
*We Should Submit To Authority! 13-14a
*We Should Recognize Right Authority Glorifies God! 14b -For Punishment of Evildoers!
-For The Praise of The Righteous!
*We Should Live Right To Silence Fools! 15 *We Should Use Our Freedom To Serve God! 16 *We Should Honor All & Love The Brethren! 17 *We Should Be Subject To Our Masters! 18 *We Should Suffer For Christ's Sake! 19 *We Should Suffer For The Right Reasons! 20
1Peter 2.1-25(9-12) A Strong Appeal To Live Right!
*LIVE AS CHOSEN BY GOD TO SHOW FORTH HIS PRAISE! 9
*LIVE AS GOD'S PEOPLE! 10
*LIVE GODLY IN ABSTAINING FROM ANYTHING UNGODLY! 11
*PREACH & PRACTICE RIGHTEOUSLY TO SAVE SOULS! 12
1Peter 2.1-25(1-8) STANDING ON THE ROCK OR STUMBLING OVER HIM?
• We Should Put Away Sin! 1
• We Should Grow In Christ! 2-3
• We Should Believe Christ Is The Living Cornerstone! 4
• We Are Living Stones In God's Spiritual House! 5
• Belief in Christ Brings Blessing! 6-7a
• Rejecting Christ Causes Stumbling! 7b-8
-Peter 1.1-25(22-25) This Everlasting Gospel Has Everlasting Affects On The Saved!
* THE GOSPEL MORALLY CLEANSES U, LEADS US TO OBEDIENCE, ENABLES US BY THE MEANS OF GOD'S SPIRIT, EMPOWERS US TO BROTHERLY LOVE! 22
* THE GOSPEL APPEALS TO US TO RESPOND WITH LOVE ONE FOR ANOTHER WHICH IS CLEAN & GENUINE LOVE ! 22
* WHY BE BORN AGAIN! 23 -25
* IT'S PERMANENT! 23, 25
* ITS' MEANS IS GOD'S WORD! 23
* LIFE IS SHORT! 24
* WE NEED ITS LASTING AFFECT! 25
* 1 Peter1 1.1-21(17-21) Put On Jesus Christ!; 1 Peter 1.1-25(17-21) Are You Wearing Jesus Christ?
*WE MUST LIVE IN REVERENTIAL TRUST IN GOD! 17 *WE'RE NOT BOUGHT BY MONEY! 18 *WE'RE BOUGHT BY JESUS' BLOOD! 19 *FOR US JESUS WAS DESTINED BEFORE AND REVEALED NOW! 20 *OUR TRUST IN GOD RESULTS FROM JESUS' SACRIFICE! 21
*1Peter 1.13-21(13-16) Jesus is The Reason We Change!
* CHOOSE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MIND! 13
* CHOOSE TO BE FILLED WITH HIS SPIRIT! Ephesians 5:18
* CHOOSE TO BE OBEDIENT! 14
* CHOOSE TO BE HOLY! 15
* CHOOSE TO UNDERSTAND & BEND TO SCRIPTURE! 16
*1Peter 1.1-25 (10-12) "Christ's Suffering: A Point of Prophetic Perplexity!"
*THE PROPHETS WANTED TO UNDERSTAND SALVATION! 10 *THE PROPHETS WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE SUFFERING MESSIAH! 10 *THE PROPHETS UNDERSTOOD AND PROCLAIMED GOD'S SALVATION THROUGH BOTH MESSIAH'S SUFFERING AND REIGNING! 11 *THE PROPHETS' REPORT TO US IS NOW THE GOSPEL WE PREACH TO YOU! 12 *THE ANGELS SEEMED PERPLEXED WITH GOD'S SALVATION BY GRACE! 12