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2 Peter 2 Good morning church! Happy Lord’s Day to you all. If you are joining us on line this morning welcome to you. We have some church family business to take care of before we get into our study this morning, and rather than do it after our service, or in the prayer room, or in my office, we want…

Commercials fascinate me in so many ways. They have somewhere between 15 and 60 seconds to tell you, a. There’s a problem. b. There’s a solution to your problem. c. This is the answer. It doesn’t take a prophet to recognize there is a lot of division in our country and our world. And it’s not just varying…

Jesus called Peter, who was a fisherman by trade, to be a shepherd by calling when He said, “Take care of My lambs; shepherd My sheep; feed My flock (see John 21:15–17 ). And Peter understood that being a shepherd meant two things: to nourish the flock, as Paul told the elders of Ephesus in Acts 20:28…

2 Peter is the second letter that we have from the Apostle Peter in the New Testament, written to Gentile believers in Asia Minor. The overall theme of the book is that believers ought to continue faithfully in the truth as they await Christ’s return. 1 But false prophets also arose among the people,…

INTRODUCTION Honesty Defined truthfulness, sincerity freedom from deceit or fraud We can all agree, christian and non-christian, that a Bible-based Christian must be truthful, sincere, not deceitful, and definitely not perpetrating a fraud. Christians Must Be Honest Note title of lesson Play on “do as…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

There are many statements condeming the character, practice, and doctrine of false teachers who were leading astray the sheep of Christ.

1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the…

GOD… a wrong concept of Him, who He is, how He deals with sin… it can impact this life and all eternity to come. A right concept impact and change our behavior as we will see today. A wrong concept can have dire consequences.... WHAT IS YOUR CONCEPT OF GOD? What is your concept of God? Is He a sweet…

Last week we looked at the power this book, the holy scriptures, the God breathed inspired words. Peter, as we enter chapter 2, continues his argument for holding onto the truth. He is challenging his readers to spiritual maturity, knowing it is what will allow them to stand up to false teachers and…

Review of last sermon: I. Deceptive Intrusion We looked at the way in which Peter and all the NT writers, most importantly, Jesus himself identifies the deceptive qualities of False prophets and teachers. They are called wolves…in sheep clothing or as we laid out last time, they are psuedo-didaskos (teachers…

False Prophets and Teachers But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and…

I believe: The church is plagued with dissatisfaction. The church is focusing more on being welcoming and entertaining than it is on worshiping God. The culture is pushing back on Christianity with such force that we must purify and reform ourselves, else be found to be hypocrites. Read 2 Peter 2 . 11…

Pastor James takes us through Jude 3-4.

Review Review Question #1 : Peter wrote this epistle as a reminder for Christians to read and understand the Book of Revelation NO Review Question #2 : What experience in Jesus’ life does Peter refer to as an example of witnessing the Lord’s honor and glory? The transfiguration on the mount Review Question…

How well do we know others? How well do we know ourselves? How well do we know the Lord?

What is your concept of God? Is He a sweet grandpa in the sky sitting in His rocking chair on some cosmic porch? Do you see Him as a great cosmic bully, showing off His power at different times just because He can Are you thinking of Him more as an essence or feeling like love or goodness Maybe God to…

Matthew 13.24-43 Remember that the parable of the sower revealed that the kingdom is now making its way into hearts that are hard, with pressures, failure and yet produce crops. 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,…

It was before the Israelites entered the land that Joshua would stand before them and warn them… Joshua 24:15 “If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord , choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Amos 9 is a message of judgement, of preservation, and of promise. The Prophet Amos wants to fix our eyes upon the Lord. He is mighty lion that roars in judgement over sin. He is the Sovereign Lord that has undisputed authority and rule over every aspect of His creation. He is the One who guides and…

Perilous Times 2 Timothy 3:1-9 2 Timothy 3:1–9 “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal,…

Author: Jude The brother of James. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Half brother of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon…

Growing In Grace and Truth 2 Peter 3:14-18 Central Truth: Divine P erspectives Define MY J oyful E xpectation ! Peter’s P urpose : To ‘ Stir Up’ > 2 Peter 1:12-15 and 3:1-2 To see believers G row in G race and K nowledge of God! > 2 Peter 1:2 and 3:18 Can I have M ore G race ? ‘Unmerited Favor’ Grace…

Introduction: Many people today struggle with sharing the Gospel because they are concerned about the response of the hearer. What if they reject me? What if they persecute me? What if they refuse to hear me? What if they gossip about me and slander me? This has been the best offensive move by Satan…