A Crushing Example (1 Peter 2:21-25)
Big Idea: We are to embrace Jesus’ suffering so we can follow Jesus’ example of suffering
We are called to...
1) Embrace Jesus’ suffering for us (1 Peter 2:24-25)
2) Exemplify Jesus’ suffering in us (1 Peter 2:21-23)
Jesus Son of God (John 1:6-13)
Big Idea: Jesus is the light of the world and those who receive him will have eternal life
1) We are not the ultimate light (John 1:6; 8a)
2) We are to point others to the light (John1:7; 8b)
3) And those who receive him will have eternal life (John 1:9-13)
A prayer for the unreached (Psalm 67)
Big Idea: God blesses us so that we may bless and pray for the nations to know, delight and fear Him
I) Pray for the nations to know God (1-2)
II) Pray for the nations to delight in God (3-5))
III) Pray for the nations to fear God (6-7)
Application: Let Scripture be your words & open your eyes to the spiritual needs of the nations
Pray in the mundanes (the 10,000 little moments of your days)
Pray as it relates to the culture, history, and current event of the nation
Pray being sensitive & aware of God's timing
The Path Of The Righteous (Psalm 1)
Big Idea: The blessed life is found in the person and work of Jesus Christ; and He will help us hate evil and delight in God’s law.
1. There are Dangers for those who walk in the path of the righteous (1:1)
Avoid listening to the advice of the ungodly
Avoid living like the ungodly
Avoid promoting the life style of the ungodly
2. There is great Pleasure for those who walk in the path of the righteous (1:2)
3 There is abundant Fruitfulness for those who walk in the path of the righteous (1:3)
4. There is only Judgment for the ungodly (1:4-6)