“SAVED: Now What”
Food 4 Thought: On all of life’s subjects you can apply this question: what I wish I knew…! We have all heard the old adage: “EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER.” I agree but we can save ourselves a lot of time and trouble by becoming teachable to those around us! We can learn from other’s successes and failures!
Text: *1 Peter 1:22-25 & 2:1-3– note V.22 – “OBEYING” (hupakoē) = attentive listening with submission to the Holy Spirit of truth. Note V.23 – “BEING BORN AGAIN” not of ourselves but by Jesus Himself! (Repentance causes us to be a new creation in Christ Jesus 2 Pet. 3:9 & 2 Cor. 5:17)
#1 STRUGGLE
*Read Gen. 3:17 (CEV) See 1 Tim. 6:12 – “FIGHT”! Remember your Lord’s struggle: *Luke 4:13 - opportunity
#2 STAND
*Read Eph. 6:10-18 – Note “STAND” in some form 4 times then we can “WITHSTAND” (ANTH-is'-tay-mee) to stand against - OPPOSE! See Acts 5:20– see the apostles freed by Jesus then STAND!
#3 STRONGER
*Read 2 Sa. 3:1 & Gen. 25:21-23 – note David & Jacob a type of the spirit grows stronger daily!
Close with 1 Cor. 16:13& 1 Tim. 2:4- let your strength come from the Lord by receiving the truth!
***Two friends played basketball in a nearby public school. Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until the friends finished playing. Invariably he sat there reading his Bible. One day his friend asked him what he was reading. The man answered, ‘The book of Revelation.’ Surprised, his friend asked if he understood it. ‘Oh, yes,’ the man assured him. `I understand it.’ ‘What does it mean?’ Quietly the janitor answered, `It means that Jesus is gonna win.’” In truth, “That’s the best commentary I have ever heard on that book. Jesus is going to win.”!
