IBeam 2 Peter 3:1-9

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2 Peter 3:1-9

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(ESV)

The Day of the Lord Will Come

3 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you,

beloved.

In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the predictions

2 that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. 4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. 7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

of the holy prophets

and the commandment of the Lord and Savior

through your apostles,

3 knowing this first of all,

that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing,

following their own sinful desires.

4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” 5 For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, 6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. 7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”

5 For they deliberately overlook this fact,

that the heavens existed long ago,

and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

6 and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished.

7 But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

8 But do not overlook this one fact,

beloved,

that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 The Lord is

not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness,

but is patient toward you,

not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

INCOMPLETION (Human need in text)

People must not forget the “hope”of God’s promise.

IMPRESSION (Big exegetical idea)

Subject (What is author talking about?)

God’s faithfulness

Specifics (What is author saying about subject?)

remember the source

remember the oppostion

remember the facts

remember the steadfastness of God

Impression (One sentence summary of text)

Peter encouraged church to live their lives as a demonstration of their “Hope” in the Lord.

IMPLICATION (Big homiletical idea)

Indication (Primary idea of the text)

Believers lives must be a demonstration of the confidence we have In the gospel.

Interrogation (Probing journalistic questions)

How?

Integration (Plural noun keyword)

these evidences

Implication (One sentence summary of message)

The evidence of the truthfulness of the Gospel is:

The source

The oppostition

The facts

The steadfastness of God

INTENTION (Specific goal of message)

I want my hearers to live by the gospel because they are convinced that it is the truth from God.

INDENTATION (Message design or structure)

Identification (Title of message)

The evidence of the truth to live by.

Introduction

Ingression (Transitional sentence from introduction to Scripture reading)

Inspiration (Scripture reading)

Ingression (Transitional sentence from Scripture reading to first point)

Itemization (1) (First message point or movement)

Ideation (1) (Thoughts about first point)

Instruction (1) (Explanation)

Illustration (1)

Implementation (1) (Application)

Interconnection (Transition between message points)

Itemization (2) (Second message point or movement)

Ideation (2) (Thoughts about second point)

Instruction (2) (Explanation)

Illustration (2)

Implementation (2) (Application)

Interconnection (Transition between message points)

Itemization (3) (Third message point or movement)

Ideation (3) (Thoughts about third point)

Instruction (3) (Explanation)

Illustration (3)

Implementation (3) (Application)

Interconnection (Transition between message points)

Itemization (4) (Forth message point or movement)

Ideation (4) (Thoughts about forth point)

Instruction (4) (Explanation)

Illustration (4)

Implementation (4) (Application)

Importation (Final exhortation to apply goal of message)