Sermons on 2 Peter 3:9-13:

What To Do Until The Lord Comes Back - Part 1

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 1, 2013

1. Stir-up your mind with Scripture (vs. 1-2). 2. Don't be sidetracked by scoffers (vs. 3-4). 3. Count on God's control (vs. 5-8). 4. Keep sharing the good news of salvation (vs. 9).

What to Do Until the Lord Comes Back - Part 1 2 Peter 3:1-9 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 21, 2013 *Have you thought about the Lord coming back lately? -- We really should, you know, and not just because of what's going on in our world. We should be thinking about Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do Until The Lord Comes Back - Part 2

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 1, 2013

What should we do until the Lord comes back? 1. Help people avoid the horror (vs. 9-12). 2. Commit to live in holiness (vs. 10-11). 3. Look forward with God's sure hope (vs. 12-14).

What to Do Until the Lord Comes Back - Part 2 2 Peter 3:9-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - April 28, 2013 *If we believe what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, then we know that the Lord is coming back some day. And it could be someday soon. What should we do until the Lord ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Father's Day - Being Dad

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jun 16, 2013

A sermon to challenge the men in my church to what they ought to be as men of God.

"Father's Day -- Being Dad" 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:11

Denomination: Baptist

Would A Loving God? Series

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Mar 5, 2012

Would a loving God create a Heaven AND a Hell? The short answer is, "No, He wouldn't, but we would."

WOULD A LOVING GOD Terra Bella Presbyterian Church March 4, 2012 2 Peter 3:8-15 2 Pet. 2:4 Gen. 1:1, 26, 27 Isa. 1:17 Ezekiel 18:21-23 Ps 103 Would a loving God create a Heaven AND a Hell? I suppose I could make this a really short sermon and simply say, “No, He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Waiting Room Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 30, 2012

This final chapter of 2 Peter is probably where the idea of meeting Peter at the pearly gates comes from. And while that is cute, the one who will really be interviewing us is Jesus himself. I thought the interview with a typical Christian in the waiting

So, you call me Lord, how did you do the will of my Father? (Mt 7:21) Ahhh well I went to church most Sundays, I read some parts of my Bible once in a while, I prayed, gave 2 or 3 percent of my income to the church when times were good. How did you love your enemies? (Mt 6:44) “I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Constant Watch Series

Contributed by Kyle Idleman on Sep 27, 2010

A sermon from a series about how God warns us against sin, but he also readies us for the second coming.

Let’s pray. God, we give you our attention. We take our eyes and our focus off of the distractions of this day and this week. You have our attention. Our thoughts, our concerns—they are not with the food that we’ll eat or the game that we’ll watch; they are on you. God, I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Though Delayed Promises Are Not Denied

Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 12, 2011

Have you ever waited for something promised to you but it took a long time coming?

2 Peter 3:9a say's," The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;" 2 Corinthians 1:20 say's, " For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." Have you ever waited for something promised to you but it took a long time ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Clarity Of Scripture Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2010

You are not going to be motivated to study the Scriptures if you do not think you can understand them; but the Scriptures are meant for all believers and can be understood at their basic level.

The Clarity of Scripture 2 Peter 3:1-2, 15-16 1. I was watching a documentary on the English language, and they video transported us to a rural village in part of England where the people are engaging in their rural dialect. Though it was English, I could not understand but a word or two. 2. In ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Seven Significant Signs Of Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 23, 2010

Have you ever been told to grow in grace and knowledge of God but not given practical steps to do so? Seven signs or steps to spiritual growth

Intro: From Jeff Hana; the TOP TEN WAYS TO TELL IF A CHURCH IS SPIRIT-FILLED 10) You have to assign numbers to people who want to share their testimony in worship 9) As the pastor closes the sermon, the chant of “We want more! We want more!” erupts. 8) The ushers have to empty the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Cremation Of The World Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010

Just as surely as God created the earth, cursed the earth, flood the earth, and visited the earth, so surely will God one day destroy and recreate the earth, whether the skeptics believe this or not.

The Cremation of the World (2 Peter 3:3-10) 1. All of us have probably done some day-dreaming about traveling through time. 2. What would it be like to visit the past. But our main area of curiosity is the future. What will things be like in 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100 years? 3. In 1896, H. G. Wells ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:3-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Should We Then Live? Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010

While most people --including many professing Christians -- indiscriminately follow the popular culture and focus their lives on either looks, materialism, popularity, success, power, prestige, or social acceptance -- why should we pursue God and godlines

How Should We Then Live? 2 Peter 3:11-12, 17-18 1. I just came back from a pastor's conference, and I had a good time. We did not have too much free time, but I was able to work in a sermon outline and borrowed my room mate's computer to send the outline to Jane. . I brought two commentaries with ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:11-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Fury Waits Series

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 22, 2010

God tarries, but does that mean he is faithful to his promise to return soon?

The Fury Waits 2 Peter 3:1-18 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI May 3, 2009 Series: Little Letters – The Forgotten Wisdom of the Bible There is a play out there by Samuel Beckett called Waiting for Gadot. In the play, two derelicts sit and discuss rather mindlessly their deplorable condition ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Signs Of Divine Judgment

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 24, 2010

1) The Past signs of Divine Judgment (2 Peter 3:5-7), 2) The Present signs of Divine Judgment (2 Peter 3:10), 3) The Future signs of Divine Judgment (2 Peter 3:12-13)

Of the many stories this summer on the environment, one that has continued to draw attention is the story of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit. The interaction and hiding of findings of the unit became known as climategate. The Oxburgh Inquiry was supposed to review the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:5-13

Denomination: Other

It’s Time For A Change

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 5, 2010

Change is in the atmosphere, we are in a season of change, the question is not "will there be change?" but will it be for the better or will it be for the worse?" you must decide.

Deut 2:1-3 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the LORD spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. You’ve compassed this ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 2:1-3, 2 Peter 3:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Answering The Scoffers Series

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 3, 2011

In this sermon, we discuss Peter's answer to the scoffers who said that Jesus was not coming again. We learn about our need to be prepared always for His return.

Introduction: A. The story is told about a preacher who was preaching to a packed church about the second coming. 1. He wound up to a fever pitch and quoted Jesus’ promise, “I am coming soon!” 2. He preached some more and said even more loudly, “I am coming ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ