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What Do You Do When The World Is On Fire?

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 16, 2003

based on 55 ratings

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1. You have to decide what is of value. 2. You have to let go. 3. You have to seek out others who have been through the fire.

A few weeks ago Eli and I attended the National Outreach Convention, along with our wives, in beautiful San Diego, California. Shortly after we returned, fires blazed through that entire area. After the convention Sue and I drove to one quaint little town which was filled with antique and gift ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-12

Denomination: Methodist

Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 24, 2003

based on 17 ratings

| 6,258 views

"But the day of the Lord will come!" is an emphatic statement in the word of God. What does this seemingly long wait before the end say about God and what can we know about the way this age will end? This sermon seeks biblical answers to such questions.

Here Today; Gone Tomorrow II Peter 3:8-13 10-27-02 In October 2000 www.discover.com listed “ 20 Ways the World Could End.” The list included everything from asteroid impact to giant solar flares to global war. World is wondering: How & When it will all End? No ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-13, John 3:16-17

Denomination: Charismatic

God Is Coming! We Have His Word.

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 5, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 10,217 views

Coming! We Have His Word. 1) Scoffers foolishly deny it; 2) Believers happily anticipate it.

“Just a minute!” Children, do your parents say that to you when you’re trying to get their attention? Do you find that a minute stretches into two minutes, then five minutes, even ten minutes before your parents finally see what you want? It’s frustrating isn’t it? Well I wonder if we Christians ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Why So Long, Lord?

Contributed by William Mouser on Dec 13, 2005

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| 2,885 views

In the Advent message from 2 Peter 3, the Apostle Peter tells us why the Lord has tarried for so long in returning from heaven: in order that we may come to repentence and not perish.

Psalm 85, Isaiah 40:1-11, 2 Peter 3:8-15a,18, Mark 1:1-8 Why So Long, O Lord? In the Psalms appointed for the Sunday of Advent this year, there is theme that runs through them all, a note of sadness, mourning, and more than either of these, a plaintive note of anxiety concerning whether or not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-18

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Life Group Leadership Training

Contributed by Robert Simmons on May 6, 2006

based on 4 ratings

| 6,614 views

Training for the leaders of our cell group ministry.

I. The Importance of the Life Groups Ministry As we face the challenge of establishing life groups, we need to understand fully the value of the life groups, their effect in the growth of the church as well as their place in the extension of the Kingdom of God. God’s desire is that everyone ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-9

Denomination: Church Of God

What Time Is It Anyway Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 18, 2007

based on 4 ratings

| 4,137 views

4 of 4 messages on time

It’s About Time It’s About Time What Time is it anyway? January 21, 2007 It’s About Time Is it time yet? “Is it time yet?” I can’t tell you how often I have heard those words over the years after having raised three children who were always interested in knowing when the “time” was coming that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Day Of The Lord

Contributed by C Reola on Oct 13, 2006

based on 4 ratings

| 8,057 views

The Day of the Lord. Each of us should be MINDFUL, WATCHFUL and HOPEFUL of the promise of His coming.

A pleasant good morning to one and all! Whenever it is midterm or final exams, it is not uncommon that I hear students cry out, “Sana dumating na si Lord!” or ask “Lord, kelan po ba kayo darating?” or wish, “Sana mag-rapture na!” Maybe you have said this one time or another, I do not know. Yet, I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Lord Is Patient" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 17, 2007

based on 4 ratings

| 4,901 views

Sermon 24 and the last in a study in 1 & 2 Peter

“But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-13

Denomination: Orthodox

True Repentance

Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jun 2, 2007

based on 19 ratings

| 11,044 views

This sermon attempts to clarify the issue of repentance and explain the change that takes place in the identity of believers who truly are transformed.

This past Tuesday evening I got a call from the healthcare center that my brother had a 103 degree temperature and was tachycardic; his heart rate was over 160. On Wednesday evening the lung doctor said he had pneumonia and said no antibiotic could rid him of that infection and he did not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Return Of Christ

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 26, 2007

based on 88 ratings

| 54,587 views

Three aspects of Christ’s return

2 Peter 3:1-4 The Return of Christ Woodlawn Baptist Church August 13, 2006 Introduction Read 2 Peter 3:1-4a. If there is a subject that has been historically near and dear to the hearts of believers through the centuries it is the return of Jesus Christ. Without a doubt the return of Christ is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Return Of Jesus: It's The End Of The World As We Know It

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 21, 2007

based on 11 ratings

| 8,043 views

The Apostle Peter is clear - The return of Jesus is very real. Though nuts try to name the day, though the world mocks us, Jesus is returning - so live like it.

Cecil B. DeMille was making one of his great epic movies. He had 6 cameras at various points to pick up the overall action and 5 other cameras set up to film plot developments involving major characters. The large cast had begun rehearsing the scene at 6am and they went through it four times. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why I Know Christ Is Coming Again Series

Contributed by Cris Willis on Dec 27, 2007

based on 5 ratings

| 6,801 views

Regardless of what the scoffers say, Jesus is coming. World history is barreling toward a conclusion, and the conclusion has already been ordained by God and foretold in Scripture. It could be soon or it could be another thousand years away. Either way, G

Introduction: One ironic thing is that we live in a time when even the scoffers are in a state of rather fearful expectation. The frightening potential of worldwide destruction exists on several levels. Even the most impassioned secularists must acknowledge the very real potential that the world as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-14

Denomination: Church Of God

I Shall Return

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Dec 19, 2008

based on 6 ratings

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Jesus makes the same promise that MacArthur made when he left the Philippines. One day He will return, what will that day be like?

I SHALL RETURN Text: 2 Peter 3:3-10 INTRODUCTION 1. Most of us remember the famous statement by General Douglas Macarthur when defeated in the Philippines, "I shall return" 2. In some ways people have made a parallel between Macarthur and Jesus Christ a. Jesus came here and will return, so in that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Could Someone Please Tell Me Where Heaven Is? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 30, 2009

based on 4 ratings

| 4,753 views

Will discuss where Heaven is - the new earth, and the New Jerusalem and why we look forward to that.

When we first moved to Hillsboro, OH, the church owned a couple of old houses that were on the same corner as the church building. One of them was destroyed. The other, an old 2-storey house, would be our dwelling place until we could find a house. So, for a few months, we lived in a piece of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Waiting

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Nov 10, 2008

based on 6 ratings

| 15,233 views

So many times we get tired of waiting on God to fulfull his promise to us. Whether it’s waiting on His return, or waiting for an answer, Peter gives us four key principles to help us while waiting on God.

Good opener video from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uor_gZnckLA (available upon request) ---------------------------------- Story Illustration Opener A group of travelers were being made to wait on their airplane, which was late due to another flight being canceled. The crowd looked ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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