Is Our Faith Visible to Others

2 Peter 1:1-21(5-7) LISTEN UP EVERYONE, THESE ARE FINAL EXHORTATIONS!

2Peter 1.1-21(5-9) Is Our Faith Visible To Others?

* Do All You Can To Grow  In Virtue & Knowledge! 5 (Faith Leads To Character Building! Growth) 5-7

* Do All You Can To Grow  In Temperance, Patience & Godliness ! 6

* Do All You Can To Grow  In Brotherly Kindness & Charity! 7

* Growing Makes Us Fruitful In Knowing Jesus Christ! (The Fruits of Good Character!) 8

* Not Growing Spiritually Proves That We Are Ignorant  Of Sin's Forgiveness! (The Fruits of Bad Character!) 9

 

Listen Up Everyone

2 Peter 1:1-21(1-4)

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

Peter's Advice for the Young and All

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

Christ's Pastoral Expectations

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

Self-Control, Sober-Minded, Serving, Stewardship and Speaking in an Atmosphere of Love

* 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

The Way We Used to Live, Part Two

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

The Way We Used to Live

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

Living Correctly for the Lord

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