Bible Study

1 Pet. 1:6-9 WHY DO CHRISTIANS SUFFER? Intro: 2,500 years ago Solomon surveyed the course of human existence and concluded that life is all vanity, or emptiness – Eccl. 2:18-23. He saw the righteous suffer and felt that it was a form of injustice. Job must have felt much this way during his time of … Continue reading “Why Do Christians Suffer? – 1 Peter 1:6-9 – Bible study”

1 Peter 1:18-20 WHY DID HE GO TO CALVARY? Intro: There is a song the choir sings from time to time that has a first line that asks the following question: “Why did He go to Calvary? Why was Hi life’s blood shed for me? Why did He suffer as no one has ever done? … Continue reading “Why Did He Go To Calvary? – 1 Peter 1:18-20 – Bible study”

1 Peter 1:18-25 NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS Intro: Ill. When a large religious service was being conducted at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco, many people quickly became aware that the minister delivering the main address was not thoroughly orthodox. Although a gifted speaker, he began to direct most of his eloquence … Continue reading “Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus – 1 Peter 1:18-25 – Bible study”

1 Peter 2:9-12 REMINDERS FOR PILGRIMS AND STRANGERS Intro: Peter tells us, that as believers, we are “pilgrims and strangers” in this earth. The word “stranger” has the idea of a person who lives for an extended time in a land that is not his own. He is there long enough to need a house … Continue reading “Reminders For Pilgrims And Strangers – 1 Peter 2:9-12 – Bible study”

1 Peter 5:5-10 HOW TO GET YOUR LIFE OUT OF THE PIT Intro: This notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects of coal … Continue reading “How To Get Your Life Out Of The Pit – 1 Peter 5:5-10 – Bible study”

2 Peter 1:1-15 These Things (Only read verses 8-15 – Draw the congregations attention to the repeated phrase "these things.") Intro: Who among us tonight would like to be known as a failure in the Christian life? That’s a pretty stupid question isn’t it? After all, who wants to fail? The truth is, every one … Continue reading “These Things – 2 Peter 1:1-15 – Bible study”

2 Pet. 2:20-22 HOW TO BE SURE YOU HAVE ETERNAL SECURITY #2 Intro: Salvation is, absolutely, the most important thing in life. Salvation, requires a personal, faith relationship with God through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Nothing is more important than being saved, since salvation, or the lack thereof, determines our eternal destiny. Hell … Continue reading “How To Be Sure You Have Eternal Security #2 – 2 Peter 2:20-22 – Bible study”

2 Pet. 3:1-9 WILL JESUS REALLY COME AGAIN? Intro: In 1942, General Douglas MacArther was forced to leave the Philippines before the Japanese conquered the islands. As he left, he gave the Filipino people this promise; "I will return!" Though many doubted whether or not MacArther would be able to keep his promise, in the … Continue reading “Will Jesus Really Come Again? – 2 Peter 3:1-9 – Bible study”

2 Peter 3:1-10 ONE THING YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK Intro: There aren’t too many things in this world that you can actually count on. The stock markets have their ups and downs. The economy could be doing better. The prospects for peace in the world are about as distant as they have ever … Continue reading “One Thing You Can Take To The Bank – 2 Peter 3:1-10 – Bible study”

2 Pet. 1:1-4 OUR PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS Intro: Five times in his two epistles, Simon Peter mentions possessions that are precious to the people of God. Now, when we think of something precious, we think of a thing that is valuable, of something that is to be cherished, of something that needs to be put under … Continue reading “Our Precious Possessions – 2 Peter 1:1-4 – Bible study”