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God-Breathed

Outline—2 Peter 1:15–21

  1. The Certainty of the Bible is attested by
    1. Living eyewitnesses (vv. 15–18))
    2. Prophecy fulfilled (v. 19)
    3. The Holy Spirit (vv. 20, 21)

Related Scripture

  • Mark 9:1–5
  • 1 Corinthians 2:9–16
  • 1 Corinthians 2:1

Take Home Points

  • If you want to know the mind of God for today, search the Word.
  • If you want to know the mind of God for tomorrow, search the Word.
  • If you want to know what gives you a backbone in your spiritual life, search the Word.
  • If you want to know what to say to somebody who is hurting, search the Word—the inerrent Word of God.

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2 Peter 1:10–21—Outline not available.

Related Scripture

  • 2 Peter 2:1, 2
  • Luke 22:31, 32

Take Home Points

  • Why are you afraid of sharing the truth? No one has made as many mistakes as Peter, but God’s Word will be effective even though you aren’t perfect.
  • Keep going over the fundamentals to prevent failure—failure in understanding and failure to act.
  • Don’t fail to talk abut the truth, even among believers—we all need reminding.
  • A church is an organization in need of constant stirring.
  • To be effective, truth needs to be stirred.
  • Are you leaving a record of what you have learned from God?

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Outline—2 Peter 1:10–15

    Fundamental principles of Christian growth are so important that

  1. Following them will keep you from stumbling (vv. 10, 11)
  2. Even though you know it, you need to be reminded (vv. 12–14)
  3. Peter made sure they were written down (v. 15)

Take Home Points

  • I want to serve Christ today; how do I do that?
  • Put something in your path so you can’t miss the reminder to serve the Lord every day.

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Passages covered in this message:

  • 1 Corinthians 3:15
  • 2 Timothy 2:12, 13
  • Hebrews 6:4–8
  • Matthew 25:13–30

Take Home Points

  • As a believer, your entrance into the everlasting kingdom will surpass any ticker tape you could imagine.
  • As we come before the Lord, it is incumbent upon us to fall on our face before Him and grow our faith diligently, seek to honor Him, and richly apply in our life living, growing faith.

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Take Home Points

  • Ask God to Exalt Himself through you this week.
  • Look to see His great love that cannot be shaken.
  • Election is designed to protect us from error.

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Passages covered in this message:

  • John 3:3, 16
  • 1 Peter 1:1
  • 1 Peter 2:9, 10
  • Philippians 2:12, 13
  • 1 Peter 1:13–15
  • Romans 8:28 ff
  • 2 Timothy 1:9, 12
  • Ephesians 1:3 ff
  • John 1:12, 13

Take Home Points

  • God is always the initiator, man is the responder.
  • God does the choosing, we do the believing.
  • God’s doctrine is not to be feared; it is designed
    • First of all, to exalt God.
    • To display his love for us.
    • To comfort us.
    • To keeps us from bad theology and bad decisions.

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