1-28-24 Setlist: Glorious More Than Able Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) You've Already Won Rise Up (Lazarus) Sermon Notes: Key Passage: This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. 2 Peter 1:1-4 1. Embrace your faith. Key Verse: The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. Hebrews 11:1 (MSG) 2. God has given us everything we need. Key Verse: By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. 2 Peter 1:3 Key Verse: In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. 2 Peter 1:5 Seven Responses to God’s Promises 1. Faith + Moral Excellence (virtue) Key Verse: Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, 2 Peter 1:5 Seven Responses to God’s Promises 2. Moral Excellence + Knowledge Key Verse: and moral excellence with knowledge, 2 Peter 1:5 Seven Responses to God’s Promises 3. Knowledge + Self-control Key Verse: and knowledge with self-control, 2 Peter 1:6 Seven Responses to God’s Promises 4. Self-control + Patient Endurance (perseverance) Key Verse: and self-control with patient endurance, 2 Peter 1:6 Seven Responses to God’s Promises 5. Patient Endurance + Godliness Key Verse: and patient endurance with godliness, 2 Peter 1:6 Seven Responses to God’s Promises 6. Godliness + Brotherly Kindness + Love Key Verse: and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. 2 Peter 1:7 Key Verse: The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:8 Key Verse: But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. 2 Peter 1:9 Key Passage: So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. 11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:10-11 Discussion Questions: 1. What do you feel like God is saying to you through this message? 2. Which of the seven responses to God's promises spoke most to you? Why? 3. Which point really spoke to you during this message?