Stir Up Your Christian Life
1. Remember Your Position
John 3:16 – Jesus is the reason we have a position
* Marvel at the Price (2 Peter 1:1, 2:24)
* Marvel at the Peace (2 Peter 1:2, Romans 5:1)
* Marvel at the Power (2 Peter 1:3, Acts 1:8)
* Marvel at the Promise (2 Peter 1:4, 2 Corinthians 2:9)
2. Revive Your Practice
* Live in all diligence (2 Peter 1:5)
* Add to your faith (2 Peter 1:5-7)
– virtue – valor – indicates excellence
– knowledge – information to help you grow
– temperance – self control
– patience – cheerful (or hopefully) endurance
– Godliness – piety – but specifically like Jesus
– brotherly kindness – family affection
– charity – love in action
* Be fruitful
A lazy Christian becomes dry
* When the concrete becomes dry you can not “stir up” anymore – you have to remove it!
– My way … try to chisel it out … slow and ineffective!
* God’s has a more powerful way!
3. Recognize the Problem
* You have become blind again (2 Peter 1:9)
* You have been surprised
– surprised by defeat??
– surprised by victory??
4. Review Your Procedure
* Be sure of your calling (2 Peter 1:10)
* Be sure of your election/salvation
* Gain an entrance (2 Peter 1:11)