Speaker: Pastor Ron Case

Contemplations:

(1) “Sharing in Christ’s suffering” (vs. 13; Matt. 10:24-25; Col. 1:24)

(2) Peter’s eschatological emphasis (vs. 13; 1:3-5, 7, 9, 13, 2:12, 4:7; 5:4)

(3) Judgment (vs. 17; 2 Cor. 5:10)

“He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.”

– Psalm 18:16 (ESV)

Contemplations:

(1) Keeping the end in mind (verse 7, 1:3-5, 7, 13; Phil. 2:14-15)

(2) Importance of Praying (verse 7; 1 Thes. 5:17; Luke 21:36)

(3) Love in action (verses 8-11; 1:22; 2:17; 3:8; 1 John 3:18)

“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.”

– Proverbs 21:2 (ESV)

Message Notes available for download here and in the Bible…

“If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.”

– Proverbs 1:23 (ESV)

Contemplations:

(1) Suffering & Glory (verses 14, 17, 18, 22; Phil. 1:29; Luke 24:26)

(2) “Having a good conscience” (verse 16; Acts 23:1; Heb 13:18)

(3) Grappling with difficult passages (verses 19-21)

“And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

– 1 John 2:17 (ESV)

“The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.”

– Proverbs 16:17 (ESV)