1st
2 Peter 3:11 - 18
No fear for those who live in Christ

What is it that you are most looking forward to right now.

What you should look forward to?

vs 12
The way to live

To bring it glory

vs 14
Live peaceful, pure and blameless lives.

Waiting for as many people as possible.

The heresy of sinless perfectionism
Other heresies

So be on guard and you will stand firm
vs 18
24th
2 Peter 2
False Teachers and Their Fate
Information overload - too much information in this day and age.

Peter focuses his readers on the Truth.
Have we become too tolerant?

vs 1
There _will_ be false teachers!

vs 13
Amongst you
Look for the actions
vs 2
vs 14
Accursed breed

God takes this seriously!
He is in't slack in remembering His promises.

Balaam
Numbers 22

Don't be afraid that God won't deal with the false teachers and look after His people.

Their end state is worse than the first.

Condemnation is hanging over them.
vs 13

Slaves of depravity who were never born again.

Proclaim Jesus as Lord and be born again.
Not only in words, but in actions.
Know the Word.
John 1:1
Jesus and the Scriptures
17th
Colossians 1:15 - 20

2 Peter 3:1 - 10
Fight for the truth
Fighting
Including in Churches

Standing up for the truth of God.

An attack mindset sometimes isn't needed.

Genesis 3:1 - 5
Satan twisted God's words.

It is the same today.

vs 3, 4

Twisting the word. Teaching parts differently. Or ignoring parts of it. Diminishing it.

How to punch back?
How are you punching back?

vs 8 - 10
Reminder of the Promise

Live as a people who are looking forwards to the new heavens and the new Earth.
10th
Psalm 148

Luke 9:28 - 30
2 Peter 1:12 - 21

vs 12 - 15
Reminding of the basic truth of the Gospel
Remind
Remember
Remember something you already know
Deuteronomy 5:15
Deuteronomy 16

Reminders of the Passover and Exodus

No matter how close to the LORD we have been as Christians, or how long standing our Christian commitment, or how central our position in the fellowship, that danger of wobbling remains, and we should check ourselves constantly for the tell tail signs.

Refreshing
vs 13
John 21:13

The business of the church and of preaching isn't to present us with new and interesting ideas. It is rather to remind us of truth.
Focus on the Gospel
vs 16 - 18

Psalm 22

Isaiah 53:3 - 9

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