Be Faithful To Be Fruitful

Intro/Welcome

Heart of the Ministry

We are a group that is UNITED together to make disciples that impact our community and our world for the Gospel.

UNITED in the WORD

We believe that we are to be UNITED with Jesus, He said, “Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5)

UNITED in Community

He desired that we as His followers live in unity that the world would know the love the Father has for them (John 17:21-23).

UNITED in Outreach

We are UNITED about reaching our community and world for the Gospel.

We believe that as we have a UNITED mindset focused on passionately pursuing a relationship with Jesus and with fellow believers our lives will naturally be outward reaching to impact our community and world with the life altering message of the Gospel

Format of the ministry

UNITED in the WORD

2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month 6:30pm

UNITED in Community

Regular Opportunities

UNITED in Outreach

Regular Opportunities

Background on 2 Peter Study:

“Being Before Doing”

PRAY

Have you ever asked:

What is the purpose of my life?

What Career Path should I choose?

When should I go back to work, or should I?

All of these are great questions...

But, as we walk through 2nd Peter, We are going to unpack something that is far more important than “What we DO”

It is "Who am I Becoming”

Peter’s reason for writing this 2nd epistle to prepare us for false teachings that will come in the world and from within the church.

2 Peter 1:1-4

1 Simon Peter a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us :2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

The Author:

Simon

His Name given at birth- Messy Life/Fisherman

Fisherman- Cursed like a sailor

Cut off the ear of Malchus in the Garden

Peter

Redeemed Name- Peter (Petra: Rock)

Matt 16:8- Upon this Rock, I will build my Church

Acts 2- The Lord redeemed him and used him to Start the early church (3- Thousand were saved)

Bondservant of Jesus Christ

Someone who served the needs of another without pay.

Sometimes it was to pay back a debt or a loan

Apostle of Jesus Christ

A commissioned ambassador

He saw firsthand the works and words of Jesus and was commissioned to share what he saw and the impact it had on His life.

Knowing the Author brings us hope

The Audience:

To those that have obtained like precious faith:

Thats YOU and ME

And everyone to come, that has obtained

This isn’t like the other Epistles that were written to a specific Church/Citys

The Agenda:

To remind us that our righteousness is found in the Knowledge of God

Knowledge: It’s an intimate knowing of Him.

The word Knowledge is use 13 times in this small book of 3 chapters.

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord”

Grace and Peace Multiplied

Multiplied:

Are often called the “Siamese Twins” of the Gospel

They go hand in hand.

When you receive the Grace of God, you experience the Peace of God.

A weight and a burden is removed.

You have been freed from the need to feel inadequare