First Peter – Instructions To The Scattered Church 1 Peter 1:1-4 Luke 22:31-34 Isaiah 43:1-3 Isaiah 43:15-16 Isaiah 43:18-19 Exodus 13:17-18 Exodus 14:1-3 Exodus 14:13-14 Exodus 14:21-22 Matthew 27:50-53 The Jewish historian Steven Aschheim “The FEAR of complexity is a poor reason, I believe, to abandon cultural history.” Richard Weikart “From Darwin to Hitler” Preface…
Mark 11:1-11 Ezekiel 11:22-23 Matthew 21:1-11 Mark 11:1-10 Luke 19:29-44 John 12. 1. The Promised King coming from THE MOUNT OF OLIVES Mark 11:1-10 Zechariah 9:9 Genesis 49:8-11 Mark 11:4-5 Psalm 118:19-26 Zechariah 9:9 2. The Promised King will RETURN GOD’S GLORY Mark 11:11 John 1:14 Hebrews 1:1-3 John 2:18-22
It is extremely valuable for all of us the be reminded why we are here on this earth, why we have been called into His kingdom and why we have been placed by the Holy Spirit into this local church, Victory.
God the Father sent His son Jesus Christ to this earth with a VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE. Everything God does He does with a specific purpose in mind. As His children, we ought to follow His example.
The Apostle Paul reminds us that we SHOULD HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST. During His earthly ministry, Jesus constantly reminded His disciples and His followers that He came WITH A PURPOSE. No one could side track him, no one could lead Him down another path.
If we want to believe in Him, we must embrace everything He ever said.
If we want to believe in Him, we must accept the Word of God as THE WORD OF GOD and not the Word of Man.
If we want to believe in Him, we must OBEY HIS WORD, not the words of man, religious leaders or denominations. OBEYING HIS WORD IS ALL THAT COUNTS.
We need to be reminded of this simple truth on a regular basis. Victory is not hear to entertain you. We are not here to make you feel good or to tell you what an incredible species you are. We are not in existence to make a social impact or to lead political rallies. That’s not the local churches job. Our job is to lead you to Christ and once you are in the kingdom of Christ, to equip you for the work of the ministry, to do the works of God.
This is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent.
The birth of Jesus Christ was the beginning, not the end of God’s good news to all men. The Christian life begins with a new birth, which is great news and brings much joy. However, that is just the beginning.
Growing in grace and in faith is necessary to see the promises of God being fulfilled in our lives.
Today, we claim to believe in the saving Grace of God Almighty, but that’s about how far it goes. When confronted with biblical truth, we simply say: Well, I just have a hard time believing that God would do that for me. That’s what the Hebrew writer means when he says that God has no pleasure in those who draw back.
Spiritual strength has never come to us by OBEYING COMMANDMENTS. Those people who drop out of the race, AND who have no perseverance to the end have simply stopped trusting the promises of the living God. They are children of the living God, they have been protected by the blood of the lamb, but they are being robbed of all the promises God has given them for their future.
The Apostle Peter simply explains that it is these promises that draw the heart to God in faith. In fact, the great command of the New Covenant is TO BELIEVE. The Israelites did not have many words of God they could hang unto, but what they were given was enough to lead them out of bondage.
You and I have the written word of God, but without feeding on the promises of the Word, not faith life will be strong. Without the word we are not able to continue on and persevere.
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They take promises given to Israel and claim them today for themselves. They proclaim that all sickness and poverty is from the devil.