Sift - Week 4: To Hell with the Hustle (Outline from ChatGPT)

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1. **Introduction:**

Welcome to our deep dive into 2 Peter.

We're learning to SIFT together, filtering ideas through the Bible.

Discuss the concept of submission to Jesus' authority and repentance of conflicting beliefs.

2. **Funny Story:**

Talk about having to hustle as an LU custodian when I flooded the tennis building

Transition by emphasizing the need to reject worldly hustle and return it to the devil.

3. **Discussion on Falling Off Both Sides the Track:**

Explain the gospel as the train track and our sinful nature's tendency to fall off .

Contrast license (freedom to sin) with legalism (striving for perfection) and their pitfalls.

4. **2 Peter 1:5-11 Analysis:**

2 Peter 1:5b–11 (NLT)

Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.

8 The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.

10 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.

Q. Does this sound like a hustle?

Discuss Peter's instructions on supplementing faith with virtues.

Highlight the dangers of legalism and striving for self-improvement over relying on God's grace.

Self-Improvement ≠ Good News

Avoid cherry-picking Bible verses and consider broader context for interpretation.

5. **Contrast with 2 Peter 1:1-5a:**

2 Peter 1:1–5a (NLT)

1 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.

2 May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

3 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. 4 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.

5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises...

Q. Does this sound like a hustle?

Q. According to this passage, what is the foundation of faith?

Q, Does this make it sound like we need to “earn” God’s love?

Emphasize the foundation of faith in God's grace, not in personal striving.

6. **Addressing Anxiety and Screen Addiction:**

Discuss pressures faced by teens and the impact of screen addiction on mental health.

Emphasize the need for rest, Sabbath, and time away from digital distractions.

7. **Solutions and Actions:**

Encourage setting boundaries with devices and commitments.

Suggest seeking professional help if necessary and prioritizing mental well-being.

8. **Conclusion and Prayer:**

Conclude with Psalm 127:2 about the holiness of rest.

Close with a prayer for grace, peace, and wisdom in managing life's pressures.