Everything You Need For this Life in Christ! 2 Peter 1:1-11
1st Principle: Know Who Are You and What God Calls You to!
Isaiah 43:21The People Whom I formed for myself will declare my praise!
1 Peter 2:9 But You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praise of Him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light!
Matthew 5:13-16 – Salt of the Earth, Light of the World!
When God Calls You To It, He Equips You For It!
Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord 21 equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever A
2nd Principle: Believe that You Have Everything You Need to Live The Life God Designed For You To Live! What Do You Have?
2 Peter 1:1-3 – Do You Believe This?
• Holy Spirit Fruit of Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control! Galatians 5:22-23
• Mercy, Grace and Favor! Repentance that Leads to Life! Acts 11:8
• His Anointing to teach us about all things! 1 John 2:27 Grace to overcome! Psalm 84:11 Eternal Life! Romans 6:23 His Word! John 17:4
• Authority to tread upon all the power of the enemy! Luke 10:19
• Good gifts from the Father! Matthew 7:11 Spirit of Power, Love and Discipline! 2 Timothy 1:7 Gifts to Minister the Life of God to One Another! Romans 12:6
• A Work to Accomplish for His Glory! John 17:4
• Power to be His Witnesses! Acts 1:8 The Body of Christ!
• New Beginnings! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Reconciliation
• The Mind of Christ! 1 Corinthians 2:16
• Redemption, Forgiveness of our trespasses and the riches of His grace! Ephesians 1:7 An Inheritance in the Kingdom! Ephesians 1:11;
2 Corinthians 4:1,6-9,13 – Even In the Hard Times, You Can Still Have Great Impact!
3rd Principle: Get Your Eyes Off What’s Temporal & Place Them On What’s Eternal!
1. Have Confidence in The Treasure With-in You! V 6 and 7
The Treasure Inside You Far Surpasses in Power Anything Outside of You!
Whatever Trouble threatens you, Here’s the Confidence!
• Afflicted in Every way Not Crushed!
• Perplexed, But Not Despairing
• Persecuted, But not forsaken
• Struck down, But not Destroyed!
Here is Your Confidence! Verse 13-14!
2. Never Lose Heart!
3. Receive God’s Perspective on the Trial! Momentary, Light Affliction! Producing Something Great!
4. Keep Your Eyes On the Eternal! Colossians 3:1-3
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