DON’T BE MISLED
2 PETER 2:4-10 5/26/2012
WWW.NORTHPOINTSB.COM PASTOR
PAUL M. REINHARD
Welcome:
Spend
a few minutes having a snack, meeting new people, and connecting with those in
your Life Group. Unplug from the week
and prepare to engage!
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: “God
is love so I can do what I want.” “God
is kind, so He will never really punish me.”
Some Christians have taken the love verses in the Bible and used them to
draw wrong conclusions about God. At a
Christian conference, some years ago, the leader of an international Christian
television program explained how they edited out the negative portions of
scripture so that only the positive declarations went out to encourage the
people on Sunday morning. That is a
great attendance builder, It is not the Christian thing to do. We must hear the entire message of God. Anything less puts both the audience and the
messenger in peril!
1. Have you ever eaten a recipe where
somebody left out an ingredient? How was
it?
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2. Read 2 Peter 2:4a, 5a, 6a. Do you see a pattern in the verses? What key words describe what is going on?
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3. What key concepts do you find in 2
Peter 2:5b, 7. What is the key word used
of both Noah and Lot?
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4. 2 Peter 2:9 gives us a very stark
contrast. What is it?
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5. If the righteous will be saved and the
unrighteous will face judgment then we need to know how to be righteous! God gives us the answer in Romans 3:21-26. What is the key to being saved? What must we do for God to see us as
righteous?
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6. The ABC’s are a great way to remember
and to share this message of salvation.
ADMIT YOU’RE A SINNER Romans 3:23 (NLT)
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
BELIEVE CHRIST DIED FOR YOU Romans
3:25 (NLT)
25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT JESUS IS
LORD
Romans 10:7-11 (NLT)
7 And don’t say, ‘Who will go down to the place of the dead’ (to bring Christ back to life again).” 8 In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the very message about faith that we preach:
9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
7 And don’t say, ‘Who will go down to the place of the dead’ (to bring Christ back to life again).” 8 In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.” And that message is the very message about faith that we preach:
9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
7. Take
a minute in your Life Group to give people a chance to respond to God’s
invitation. Is there someone who has
come to the point where they are ready to Admit their a sinner, Believe Christ
died for them, and Confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is their
Lord? If God has brought you to this
moment, don’t miss it!
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Witness: Reflect upon 1 Peter 3:15 (MSG) as you pray for
your OIKOS!
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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