“Found in Christ” II Peter 3:14-16

“Found in Christ” II Peter 3:14-16

<“Found in Christ” II Peter 3:14-16

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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church

I. WE SHOULD BE FOUND IN PERSEVERANCE
A. MAINTAINING HOPE

II Pet 3:14a Therefore, beloved,

B. MAINTAINING PERSPECTIVE
II Pet 3:14b since you anticipate these [events],

II. WE SHOULD BE FOUND IN PURITY
A. MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIP

II Pet 3:14c make every effort to be found at peace in Him, (also II Pet 1:5, 10, 15; Acts 24:16; Phil 4:7)

B. MAINTAINING HOLINESS
II Pet 3:14d spotless and blameless.

III. WE SHOULD BE FOUND IN PRAISE
A. MAINTAINING ZEAL

II Pet 3:15a-16a And recognize that the patience of our Lord means deliverance, (also II Co 6:1-2; Ga 2:11-21)

B. MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY
II Pet 3:15b-16a just as our beloved brother Paul similarly wrote you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these [events]. (also II Pet 1:21; II Tim. 3:16; I Cor. 15:3; Gal. 1:11-12; 2:11ff)

IV. WE SHOULD BE FOUND IN PROTECTION
A. MAINTAINING ATTENTION

II Pet 3:16b These [letters] contain some matters that are difficult to interpret, (also I Thes 4:15-17; II Thes 2:1-4; II Tim. 2:15)

B. MAINTAINING DEFENSE

II Pet 3:16c which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. (also II Tim 2:14-18; Acts 17:11)

Illustrations of missionaries used:
Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
Amy Carmichael (1867–1951)
J. Hudson Taylor (1832–1905)
Charlotte (Lottie) Moon (1840–1912)
William Cameron Townsend (1896–1982)
David Brainerd (1718–1747)
Adoniram Judson (1788–1850)
David Livingstone (1813–1873)
Robert Moffat (1795-1883)
Mary Slessor (1848-1915)
William Carey (1761-1834)
Jim Elliott (1927–1956)