New Life

2 Peter 1

A. YOU NOW ENJOY NEW LIFE FROM GOD [2-4]

1.  The reality of this new life: partakers of the Divine Nature

2.  The source of this new life:  God

    a.  The power of God
    b.  The grace of God

3.  The communication of this new life to us

    a.  The knowledge of God
    b.  The call of God
    c.  The promises of God

B. NOW THAT YOU HAVE THIS NEW LIFE…NURTURE IT!

1.  A picture of your new life

    a.  Faith  [5]
    b.  Christian character  [5-7]

2.  The necessity of Christian growth  [8-11]

    a.  We don't want to be unfruitful
    b.  We don't want to be fooled

3.  What am I to do?  [5, 11]       

    a.  Diligence
    b.  Practice

C. KNOW THAT ALL OF THIS IS FOR REAL

1.  Faith in the face of death  [12-15]
2.  Faith because of something seen and heard  [16-18]
3.  Faith because of the Bible  [19-21]

John Olson