WOULD YOU REMIND
ME? 2 PETER 1:12-2 4/15/2012
WWW.NORTHPOINTSB.COM PASTOR PAUL M. REINHARD
Worship: Connect with God through songs, prayers, and
creative arts. Invite the Holy Spirit to
move and minister in your group! Be open
to God’s leading and presence! Enjoy
this time with God and one another.
Word: On
Sunday we heard Peter teach about remembering, about his spiritual experience
with God, and about the power in the message of the prophets. Today in Life Group we are going to apply
these things to our lives. Listen
carefully to what your brothers and sister have to share. Respond as God leads you!
1. Have you ever forgotten something
important and then remembered it at the last minute?
2. Read 2 Peter 1:12-13.
A. Do you remember any of the special
things you learned as a baby Christian? What were they?
B. What “old things” do you think God would
like to remind you of today?
C. Are you “standing firm” in the “truth
you have been taught?” Are there things you know, and once did, that your don’t do
as well as you did before?
What changed?
D. If you are a parent, teacher, leader, mentor,
or friend…
What should you be reminding people
of?
3. Read
2 Peter 1:16-19. Peter had an amazing
experience on the “Mt. of Transfiguration.”
Peter says that, “Because of that experience, we have
even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets.”
A. Have you had supernatural experiences
with God. Are there any you feel led to
share. Often times, these experiences
are special and holy. Only share what
God leads you to share. Don’t share to
brag, or to boast. Share only to give
your brothers and sisters “greater confidence” in trusting the revealed truth
of the scriptures.
4. Read
verse 19 again. Do you have a plan for
reading the scriptures. How does Peter
describe the words of scripture? Who
will the scriptures lead us to?
5. Read 2 Peter 2:20-21. God used people to write the scriptures. Who was really speaking, and how did the
humans get the message?
Thought: If you have never read the New Testament, I would begin with Matthew and continue through Revelations. Set a goal of one, two, or three chapters a day. Use a modern translation you can understand. Enjoy the parts you understand. Do not worry about the parts you do not understand. Talk to your Mentor or Life Group about what you are learning, and what you do not understand. If you would like to dig deeper, or get some help with tricky passages, give me a call. There are great free online resources. We can help you find the good stuff. Blessings, PPP
Witness: 1
Peter 3:15 (MSG)
15 Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ,
15 Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ,
your
Master. Be ready to speak up and tell
anyone who asks why you're living the way you are, and always with the utmost
courtesy.
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