12 A Big Three for You & Me: Suffering, Supplication, Service 1 Peter 4:1-11

2 Know Your Salvation 2 Peter 1:1-11

We'd love to hear from you. Text us. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401083/fan_mail/new] Second Peter is the last love letter to beleaguered believers from the pen of Peter.  Roman Emperor Nero is in charge & he has been a scandalous scourge to the cause of Christ.   Peter knows that his leadership & apostleship are about to be extinguished by martyrdom & he wants his torch to be passed on so that his exit does not extinguish the light of Christ.  Whereas First Peter dwelt on how to persevere under persecution, Second Peter distills the core information we need to be effective & productive in our knowledge of Jesus Christ. Peter lays out five things believers must know.  Today, we tackle the second of those critical five areas: "Know Your Salvation."  Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the downloadable sermon outline & accompanying study guide & let's get Washed in the Word! Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for Old Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/ot-study-guides   Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for New Testament books are available at:  https://washedintheword.life/nt-study-guides

1 Know Your Savior 2 Peter 1:1-11

We'd love to hear from you. Text us. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401083/fan_mail/new] The most important question one can ask is: "Who is Jesus?"  Depending on who you ask, you may hear that Jesus was a great moral teacher like Socrates, Buddha or Gandhi.  Or that Jesus was a paragon of compassion like Mother Theresa, Francis of Assisi or Florence Nightingale.  Skeptics portray Jesus as an itinerant Rabbi whose followers got carried away.  He may have been a Mandela-like figure but he was just a man, cynics say. How would someone who knew Jesus intimately answer this crucial question?  The Apostle Peter walked with Jesus for three years.  Peter watched Jesus teach with powerful authority.  Peter observed Jesus heal the sick, cure the deaf, give sight to the blind, & cause the lame to walk.  Peter witnessed Jesus order demons out of the devastated.  Peter watched Jesus even raise the dead.  Peter, who was an eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry, offers His Spirit-inspired testimony.  Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the downloadable sermon outline & study guide & let's get Washed in the Word! Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for Old Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/ot-study-guides   Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for New Testament books are available at:  https://washedintheword.life/nt-study-guides

15 Three Keys to Being an Effective Witness in a Defective World 1 Peter 5:5-14

We'd love to hear from you. Text us. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401083/fan_mail/new] How would you end a letter to beleaguered believers scattered, battered & tattered for standing for Christ in a world that was hostile to the gospel? What would your final words be to those you want to encourage to persevere when the going is rough?  What would you say to those willingly undergoing unjust suffering for the sake of Christ?  Our text today is the Holy Spirit’s words to such saints through the pen of the Apostle Peter who offers "Three Keys to Being an Effective Witness in a Defective World."  Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanying study guide & let's get Washed in the Word! Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for Old Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/ot-study-guides   Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for New Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/nt-study-guides

14 Biblical Expectations for Shepherds 1 Peter 5:1-4

We'd love to hear from you. Text us. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401083/fan_mail/new] What ought we look for in a shepherd?  Christians and churches have a lot of expectations for pastors but what are God's expectation for shepherds?  1 Peter 5 is one of the most helpful texts in all the Bible in answer to this crucial question.  we have many expectations for shepherds.  But what are God’s expectations?  Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanying study guide & let's get Washed in the Word! Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for Old Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/ot-study-guides   Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for New Testament books are available at:  https://washedintheword.life/nt-study-guides

13 Suffering for Christ’s Sake - 1 Peter 4:12-19

We'd love to hear from you. Text us. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401083/fan_mail/new] Have you ever wondered: Why this?  Why me?  Why now?  Over 40 years ago Harold Kushner wrote a best seller entitled “When Bad Things Happen to Good People?”  For most folks the question isn’t when, but why?  “Why do bad things happen to good people.”   Christians often wonder “Why do bad things happen to God’s people?”Indeed this will be the subject the Holy Spirit moves the pen of Peter to unpack in our time together today in 1 Peter 4:12-19.   Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanying study guide & let's get Washed in the Word! Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for Old Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/ot-study-guides   Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for New Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/nt-study-guides