Sermon Tone Analysis

We're coming to a brand new study.

That's an old study.

We've been going through the the the first letter that Peter wrote and what an encouraging letter that has been and and we embarked on the journey through his second letter that he wrote and what what an exciting process this is going to be.

This is now my second time preaching through the second letter and I got to tell you, I am just as excited now, maybe even more than the first time.

What?

What an exciting letter in this?

We come to this.

We see.

Peter has come a long long way.

From the time that we saw him.

It is denial of of Christ that evening.

For the conversation that he had with Jesus on the seashore many, many years ago.

Peter is old.

He's wiser.

Peter.

As we as we go through this letter, we will see, he is more focused and passionate than ever before.

I mean, think about this, man, he is one who has been tempered by time.

It's really fun to have to open up the pages of scripture.

and instead of side for the moment that these people are in the Bible, and actually, take time to remember that these people were people

Peter was was a man, Peter, as a disciple was a young man.

I would back when I was a younger, man.

I'm Still a Young Man compared to many, but a younger man, and I will tell you, I am so grateful for the wisdom of God.

Not to let me do certain things a Ministry.

Oh, what a disaster?

That would have been.

And we have watched Peter, as he has gone from being that young disciple with Jesus.

And you can almost look at these things in scripture pertaining to him and see how he has matured through life.

Tempered by time.

Life is equipped him.

Well, For what he is going to write to the church.

He's been seasoned and Ministry.

It's always exciting to watch young college graduates as they, they, they graduate from from Bible College and Seminary.

They jump into Ministry with all the answers.

And then you put them in Ministry for a while.

And they realize they don't have all the answers.

The more and more they are willing and able to point people.

To the scriptures.

To the truth of God's word.

And this is where we are seeing Peter.

And though time has tempered his personality, a little or he is done anything but slow down.

He's been pivotal.

In the building up of the church, a significant leader in in Jerusalem and in an Asia and Asia Minor is, he has traveled and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a passion, like none other.

This Fisher of fish has definitely become a fisher of men.

and if you look at his life, as you study through acts as you read his letters, as you read Galatians,

Here is a man who is driven.

By his love for Jesus Christ.

And as we look back, who has been faithful in caring for and feeding The Lord's sheep.

This is, this is a man that is writing the letter.

That we're going to be looking at his Zeal, for the Lord has only grown.

His passion is, is overwhelming as we read these words.

And second Peter is only a mere three chapters, but it is loaded.

It was very applicable for the Church of that day.

And I believe it's all the more applicable for the church today.

As Peter writes, this letter is drawing very near to his death.

Peter was martyred in 67.

A.d., in fact, as he writes this letter is he pens that he's sitting in Rome.

Possibly from a vantage, point of being able to see the Colosseum where he himself will be crucified for the message of Jesus Christ.

Fully aware of those who have gone before him martyred for the message.

Bless you, right?

She does not slow down.

He does not back down.

And he will not be silent.

This letter is exciting because that's he's right.

He is reminding his readers, his audience to remember the scriptures that have been taught.

Remember he is telling them that they need to know what God's word says.

He is pleading with them to grow deeper in their knowledge.

Of the scriptures.

There is a warning like none other in the second letter of Peter to beware of anything.

That opposes God's word.

There's an urgency that Peter is is, is giving as he writes this.

I'd encourage you to turn in your Bibles to 2nd Peter, they should be used to 1st Peter.

So, just turn the page after that last chapter and we come to the letter of 2nd Peter.

And we begin in 1:1 and it begins this way.

Simon Peter a bond servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ.

Did those who have received a phase of the same kind as ours?

By the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, Grace and peace, be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and love.

Jesus.

Our lord saying that his divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness through the true knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence.

Don't you wish you can start letters that way?

I mean that is just a powerful way to start a letter.

Is it not?

Imagine being the church and that's the introduction.

You're like, wow, this is going to be good.

Like, we're not going to stop at, we're just going to keep on reading and they did.

I would encourage you at some point this week, maybe even everyday, sit down and just read this letter.

All the way through three chapters.

Well worth it.

Peter begins.

I'm always curious as a student of the scriptures to look at introductions.

Especially when an individual write multiple letters.

How are they presenting themselves?

How are they introducing?

Who they are?

As they present this message?

and Peter here, identifies himself as, as two different things that's a bond servant, and as an apostle,

Consider this a bond servant.

Was a slave who had been set free.

Set free.

but then chooses who makes a choice to willingly serve, That individual.

Remember the message and in the first letter of Peter, how Peter boldly and just powerfully declares our freedom in Jesus Christ through the gospel message.