2 Peter 1:12-15 – Leaving a Legacy

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, June 1st.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. We provide the preaching each week through YouTube by Sunday afternoon. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

2 Peter 1:12–15

INTRO

  • We all need reminders. How to live, what to do.
  • We can learn from Peter the person.
  • First Peter was a Servant of Christ. v. 1. Position and Service.
  • Encouraging and equipping others to daily live for Jesus Christ.
  • Christ changed Him. He knew it. He wanted his life make a difference.
  • He devoted His SAVED life encouraging and equipping… LEAVING A LEGACY.

His Passion For Serving Christ – v. 12a

Therefore. The previous verses

  • God had given us all we need.
  • Make every effort to supplement these things
  • Confirm your calling and election.
  • Do these things and never fail
  • Live life in the Kingdom

I Intend always

  • Consider Pete’s life.
  • His past. His failures. His disobedience
  • His ministry. The blessings of faith and obedience
  • He was feeding the sheep. John 21:15-17

His Understanding of Spiritual Maturity – vv. 12b-13

Remind you of these qualities

  • Timeless truths. His Words

Know and established in the truth

  • The foundation is there. The Gospel
  • We are saved. We have all we need…
  • But, we must grow and beware of the world

Stir you up by way of reminder

  • Shake. Provoke an action
  • Preach, Teach, Share (Love, Feed, Guard, Guide)
  • With words and actions.

His Desire to Leave a Legacy – vv. 14-15

Putting off my body soon

  • A tent. Used for a purpose, Then put away
  • A season. A time.
  • John 21:18-19

I will make every effort

  • Conviction
  • Process/Strategy
  • DOING

So that, after my departure recall these things

  • His words. His character. His concern.
  • Memory or a legacy (fleeting or lasting)

The What Now

  • God has given us all we need. No more excuses. (Saved and set apart)
  • We need to take responsibility for our own lives and the lives of those within our God-given circle of influence.
  • What do we want to leave behind? What lies in our wake – a memory or a legacy? POINTING PEOPLE TO THE HOPE ONLY FOUND IN CHRIST

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