Call to worship:
Psalm 66:18–20
[18] If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
[19] But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
[20] Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me! (ESV)
Questions for reflection:
How does Peter end his letter?
Do you take the short or long view of growing in grace?
What do it look like to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in Heaven,
We thank you for the story of salvation that centers on Your Son. We are amazed again at the endless grace of Jesus that grants forgiveness and freedom. May Your Spirit shape us to continually receive, share and show the love of God through everything we say and do.
In the name of Christ we pray, amen.
Notes//Quotes//Slides:
Silly news - 2 pictures attached (squid//football)
2 Peter 3:14-18 - Jorgen/Larry
“The proper perspective is to regard anything that looks to us like ‘delay’ as an indication not that we have to be patient with God, but that God is having to be patient with us….God’s patience is our opportunity” NT Wright
“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” - Anne Lamott -
Luke 6:43-45
The Greeks learned in order to comprehend.
The Hebrews learned in order to revere.
The modern man learns in order to use...
Abraham Joshua Heschel
“Grace is God acting in our life to do what we cannot do on our own. Grace is what we live by and the human system won’t work without it. The saint uses grace like a 747 jet burns gas on takeoff!” - Dallas Willard