Sunday Re-Cap (25 May 2008)

EMBRACE THE POWER OF THE WOG.
(Ps. Abel Phillips)

Text: 1 Pet 1:22-25, 2:1-3
Peter Mentions Four Realities / Truths
1. Our lives have been cleaned up by integrating the truth into us (v22) –cleansing
2. We have been born again by a complete type of life (v23-) – a seed of life has been put in us; that is a complete type of life and not a limited type of life
3. Human life is momentary / transitory. (v24) – Grass withers – flowers fades. In everyone of us there is time of flower blooms and there is time it withers/ dries up
4. Spiritual life comes from the word of God. (25)

Peter gives three exhortations:
1. TO LOVE EACH OTHER WITH PURE HEARTS IN A FERVENT MANNER (1 Pet 1:22)
2. PUT ASIDE ALL WRONG MOTIVATIONS (1 Pet 2:1)
3. DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF WORD (Pet 2:2)

Two motivational tools mentioned:
1. God is Good.
2. See the need for continual growth through the Word of God.

What we can’t do, the Word of God can
1. The Word of God will cleanse and purify us. Jn 15:3 / Jn 17:17
2. The Word of God Brings healing into our lives Jn 15:7 / Ps. 107:20
3. Produces an avenue to answered prayer – Jn. 15:7
4. Produces the strength / power in our lives.

References
~ If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you (John 15:7)
~ Prov 1:7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
~ Prov 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way. And the perverse mouth I hate.
~ Psalm 86:11: "Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name."

Jack Hayford: Godliness - Stand strongly in grace. Say “No!” to ungodliness and worldliness. Be self-controlled in your practice of godly behavior and be eager to do what is good.