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Let The Holy Spirit Help You Practice Self-Control In All Things

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 23, 2006

based on 41 ratings

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If anyone has ever observed a reckless driver they know the destructiveness that can effect the lives of thousands because of one out of control individual. Here are twelve ways the Holy Spirit and the word of God will help you practice greater self-contr

Let the Holy Spirit Help You Practice Temperance in All Things Gal 5:22 - The fruit of the Spirit is self-control. We live in an age of moral relativism where people want to be free to do whatever they feel like doing. Millions struggle to control their feelings, finances, speech, lusts, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22, 2 Peter 1:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Emptiness

Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jul 11, 2006

based on 7 ratings

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A lot can be done with empty space but you have to yeild it up if anything is going to come of it.

EMPTINESS 2 Peter 1:8-9 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. barren -These adjectives describe what contains nothing and inferentially lacks what it could or should have. EMPTINESS ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:8-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Seven Supplements For A Holy Life #2 Series

Contributed by Joel Santos on Jul 14, 2006

based on 34 ratings

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Series No. 2: Because we are redeemed children of God, we are to live holy lives.

SEVEN SUPPLEMENTS FOR A HOLY LIFE 2 Peter 1 :5-8 A fouryear-old girl asked her mother, "Mom, how long is it until my birthday?" The mother responded, "Not very long, dear." To which the child responded, "Is it time for me to start being a good girl?" The little girl was being charmingly real, but ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facing The Giants: Evidence Of Christian Growth Series

Contributed by Jonny Hunt on Aug 28, 2006

based on 11 ratings

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In these verses is a list of virtues that should be growing in the life of the believer. They are best translated by referring to moral excellence, practical wisdom, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and unselfish love.

Sherwood Baptist Church has one of the most dynamic media ministries of any church in America. They have produced Facing the Giants, arguably the best feature-length movie ever made by a local church. It’s a God-glorifying, excellently created sports film in the tradition of Hoosiers, Remember ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fully Equiped Christians

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Aug 22, 2005

based on 15 ratings

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learn what to add to your Faith in order to be a fully equiped Christian.

2 Peter 1:3-1:11 “But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's New Year's Resolution

Contributed by Dave Bootsma on Jan 11, 2006

based on 4 ratings

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What is God’s priority for our lives?

God’s New Year’s Resolution: v. 8 -- To be effective; make a difference; clear to others that God is at work through you v.10 -- to be secure, at peace, content -- within How do we make a difference? Where does security lie? Key is found in the words, v.8: "For if you possess these qualities in ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Science Of Addition

Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 6, 2006

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The focus of this meesage is to "spur on" the believer to a life of dedication, desire, and discipleship.

1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Escape! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2004

based on 27 ratings

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Jesus is the one who helps us to experience The Great Escape from the prisoner of war camp that we all found ourselves locked in. This prisoner of war camp is filled with evil desires and corruption and it has claimed many people’s lives.

2 Peter 1 – “The Great Escape” Thesis: Jesus is the one who helps us to experience The Great Escape from the prisoner of war camp that we all found ourselves locked in. This prisoner of war camp is filled with evil desires and corruption and it has claimed many people’s lives. Video Illustration: ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The New Nature Series

Contributed by Chris Sparkman on Nov 21, 2005

based on 53 ratings

| 8,002 views

God is doing a new thing! It begins with the New Birth and continues through to providing us with a New Nature!

GOD IS DOING A NEW THING: The New Nature 2 Peter 1:3-11 God is indeed doing a new thing! A. It all begins with the new birth 1. It all begins when we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus 2. A relationship that begins by faith 3. A relationship that has healed our wounds of sin ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Molecular Church

Contributed by Dennie Mitchel on Nov 2, 2004

based on 3 ratings

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Since individuals are the church at its most basic level; how are we supposed to live?

The Molecular Church In 1665, the English physicist Robert Hooke looked at a sliver of cork through a microscope lens and noticed it was made up of individual parts. He realized that cork was made up of smaller sections he called cells because they looked like the cells that monks lived in. That ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

Making Every Effort Toward Godliness Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 1, 2005

based on 14 ratings

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God empowers us to live ethical, holy, upright lives in a corrupt world

Making every effort toward godliness II Peter 1 Soon after Sue and I arrived here 20 years ago, we began to print a simple church directory each year, mostly so that we all had a way to connect with each other. Soon long-time members began to say they were having trouble putting names with the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-21

Denomination: Brethren

2 Peter 1.1-11 Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Nov 4, 2006

based on 14 ratings

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Peter’s gospel. Perseverance depends on us working with God, the challenge is to be faithful

2 Peter 1.1-11 Do you remember the Hitler diaries which appeared a few years ago? Or what about those films of Bigfoot? Crop circles? The Da Vinci Code? All pretending to be something they are not. They are fakes masquerading as the genuine article. Peter in his second letter deals with fakes ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Bible Arithmetic

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 13, 2006

based on 2 ratings

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Enhancing one’s Christian witness by following the Bible’s amazing formula.

Bible Arithmetic MATHEMATICS NEVER CAME EASY TO ME while in school. Can you identify with me? I mean I really had to work hard at it. And wouldn’t you know that a few years after graduating from high school I found myself working in a testing laboratory which meant working with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christians Aren't Perfect, Just Forgiven Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 3, 2006

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Part 2 in a series debunking some popular bumper sticker descriptions of the faith

Introduction Last week we talked about the problem of sin in the life of those apart from God (it leads to death/Hell) and in the life of a child of God (it brings a barrier into the relationship God never intended—a lag in the Christian life). We found that the Bible says sin is a condition (from ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

Christian Virtues

Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 4, 2006

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- Even though we are born again in Christ, we are not removed from our human nature. - As Christians we are continually in the process of sanctification, the “work of God,” which we are to participate in. - Those Peter writes to us that we are to be

I. The Eight Virtues (vv. 5-7) A. Faith i. It is by faith alone that we are saved through grace, but this saving grace doesn’t continue on by itself. ii. Peter calls for us all to add to our faith, which in NT times meant to add the richness of God to your life. B. Goodness i. This is an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

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