West Lynchburg

We Are Better Together When We Have... 1) The Right Purpose (2:17) 2) The Right Priority (3:1-2) 3) The Right People (3:1-32) 4) The Right Places (3:1-32) 5) The Right Promises (3:1)

1) The God of Heaven (v1-8) 2) The God of My Heart (v9-16) 3) The Hand of My God (v17-20)

1. Prayer looks OUT with compassion (v1-3) 2. Prayer looks UP with dependence (v4-6a) 3. Prayer looks IN with repentance (v6b-7) 4. Prayer looks BACK with gratitude (v8-10) 5. Prayer looks FORWARD with confidence (v11)

Begin with Prayer Listen With Intentionality Eat With Purpose Serve Sacrificially Share Your Story with Jesus

God Focused Prayer (vs 9-10) God Dependent Prayer (vs 11-13)

Hidden With Christ Colossians 3: 3-4 1. You have Died 2. Your life is hidden with Christ 3. When Christ appears 4. You will also appear with Him in glory

With the gift of Jesus, I also receive the gift of... 1. A new identity 2. A new ability 3. A new community 4. A new destiny

Four truths about joy: 1) Joy Killers - Luke 2:8 2) Joy Fillers - Luke 2:9-14 3) Joy Thrillers - Luke 2:15-16 4) Joy Spillers - Luke 2:17-20

John 14:27,  “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let NOT your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Jesus gives us peace: 1) with God (upward) Romans 5:1 2) in the midst of our circumstances. (inward) Phil.  4:4-7; 11-13 Psalm 119:165 Rom 8:37 3) with others (outward) Romans 12:18 4) in the face of death (forward) Psalm 23:4-6 2 Thes...

Romans 15:13 and Ruth 1-4

1. God is the source of all good things. 2. We were created to know God. 3. Reliance on God helps us to know Him and drives us to worship Him. 4. Reliance on God affects our priorities. 5. Reliance on God affects our resources. 6. Reliance on God affects our attitudes. 7. God paid your price through the death of His Son.

Hope-filled Church Members 1) Are humble servants (v5-7) - required with the leaders - rewarded with the Lord 2) Are prepared soldiers (v8-9) - recognizing the enemy - resisting the enemy 3) Are suffering, yet strengthened saints (v10-14) - God's grace is sufficient and enduring - God's glory is sustained and eternal

Hope-filled Church Leaders 1) Are Responsible * For Maturing * For Ministering * For Managing * For Mentoring * For Modeling 2) Are Rewarded

1) Our Purpose for Suffering (v1-11) Includes Cleansing and Chastening 2) Our Privilege of Suffering (v12-18) Includes Expecting and Extoling 3) Our Patience in Suffering (v19) Includes Clinging and Continuing

1) Christ's suffering is purposeful (v18) Includes Payment and Delivery 2) Christ's suffering is proclaimed (v19-20) Includes Victory and Defeat 3) Christ's suffering is protective (v21-22) Includes Now and Forever

1) Inward Maturity (3:8) * Enriching your mind, emotions, connection, compassion, and humility 2) Outward Maturity (3:9-12) * Expressing your forgiveness, self-control, purity, and peace 3) Upward Maturity (3:13-17) * Embracing your blessing, hope, and God's will

1 Peter 3:1-7 - Wisdom for a Hope-Filled Marriage Wisdom for Wives (3:1-6) 1) Adjust your actions 2) Adorn your attitude 3) Aim your attention Wisdom for Husbands (3:7) 1) Live 2) Know 3) Show

Honorable Submission for God's Glory We are called to submit honorably... 1) As citizens (2:13-17) 2) As servants (2:18-20) 3) As saints (2:21-25)

Consider Your Heavenly Father - Matthew 6:25-34 - Malachi Kearney

1) As you come to Him (v4-8) * He is: Living Stone * We are: Living Stones 2) As you share and show the gospel (v9-12) * Share: God’s saving work in us * Show: God’s saving work through us

Two Ways to Evaluate Your Spiritual Life 1) How am I loving others? 2) How am I longing for God’s Word? Four Self-Examination Questions 1) How is my love for others currently reflecting God’s love for me? 2) What sinful actions or attitudes must I abandon that hurt my relationships? 3) How am I consistently planting the imperishable seed in my mind and heart? 4) Does my current desire for God’s wo...

Our Response to Our Salvation is... 1) A Settled Hope (1:13) * New Focus * New Future 2) A Steadfast Holiness (1:14-16) * New Relationship - Abandon your former ignorance - Embrace your new identity 3) A Sincere Humility (1:17-21) * New Approach * New Appreciation

Our hope is in the God who… 1) Graciously saves us 2) Guards us 3) Guides us 4) Grips us 5) Guarantees glory for us

Post-Christian Culture Shifts: 1. From the center to the margins 2. From majority to minority 3. From settlers to sojourners 4. From privilege to plurality 5. From control to witness 6. From maintenance to mission 7. From institution to movement 1 Peter teaches believers that our hope is realized through: • Our Salvation • Our Submission • Our Suffering