12th MAY, 2013 TOPIC:EQUIPPED WITH SURE HOPE
MARCH, APRIL & MAY THEME:UNDYING HOPE
MAY SUB-THEME:A CALL TO HOLY LIVING
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12-05-2013 TOPIC: - EQUIPPED WITH SURE
HOPE DEVOTIONAL TEXT:- Psalm 130SCRIPTURAL TEXT:- 2Peter 1:2-15, 20, 21GOLDEN TEXT:- 2Peter 1:3:- “His divine
power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness”
AIMAt the end of this lesson, we should be able to demonstrate hope in God’s power which is able to make us exhibit the godly virtues found in 2Peter 1:5-7.
At the end this lesson, has the AIM achieved?
Ladder of VirtuesIn verses 5-7, Peter uses what might be called a ladder of virtues to discuss the nature of growth that should be evident in our lives. These characteristics build on one another as we grow in Christian hope.
Ladder of VirtuesCharity, or LoveBrotherly Kindness
Patience, PerseveranceTemperance, or Self-controlKnowledgeVirtue, or GoodnessFaith
Godliness
The question is, what will we do with the message of the Power of the Gospel that Peter shared?
Knowing and understanding that the truths we have accepted came
directly from God by His Spirit (vv. 20, 21)
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