Transcript Renovation of the Heart

Renovation of the heart
What would you do to gain life?
Renovation of the heart
“His divine power has granted to us all
things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of him who called
us to his own glory and excellence, by
which he has granted to us his precious
and very great promises,
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so that through them you may become
partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped from the corruption that is in the
world because of sinful desire.
Renovation of the heart
For this very reason, make every effort to
supplement your faith with virtue, and
virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with
self-control, and self-control with
steadfastness, and steadfastness with
godliness, and godliness with brotherly
affection, and brotherly affection with love.
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For if these qualities are yours and are
increasing, they keep you from being
ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of
our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks
these qualities is so nearsighted that he is
blind, having forgotten that he was
cleansed from his former sins.
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Therefore, brothers, be all the more
diligent to confirm your calling and
election, for if you practice these qualities
you will never fall. For in this way there will
be richly provided for you an entrance into
the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.”
~2 Peter 1:3-11
Pursuing Spiritual Health
Spiritual health is a vibrant relationship with
God characterized by utter dependence on
him, spiritual fruitfulness, prayer, love,
obedience, and joy.
Pursuing Spiritual Health
“You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, a people for his own possession,
that you may proclaim the excellencies of
him who called you out of darkness and into
his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
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~ Divine Power
• From a New Source of life.
~ Divine Practices
• For a New Standard of living.
~ Divine Perspective
• For New Sight to blind eyes.
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Divine Power  New Source of life
~ Gives us everything we need for life
and godliness.
• Utter dependence on God
~ Comes from knowing God
~ Allows us to fellowship with his divine
nature.
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Divine Practice  New Standard of
living.
~ Supplement your faith with:
• Virtue – Filled with moral excellence,
goodness.
• Knowledge – to have an accurate
understanding of something.
–To have an intimate relationship with
someone.
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Divine Practice  New Standard of
living.
~ Supplement your faith with:
• Self-control – Mastery over one’s self
and desires.
• Steadfastness – Endurance,
perseverance, persistence.
• Godliness – Living according to the
character of Jesus.
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Divine Practice  New Standard of
living.
~ Supplement your faith with:
• Brotherly affection – Love for the
brethren.
• Love – Self-sacrifice for the good of
another.
~ This is effective and fruitful faith.
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Divine Perspective  New Sight for
blind eyes.
~ Spiritual blindness comes from
forgetting the gospel.
~ Spiritual health will result from:
• Remembering who you are in Christ.
• Practicing these qualities.
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Take Away – what does this look like?
~ Divine Priorities to Stir us up by way of
reminder.
• Know God
• Live by faith
• Remember the Gospel
• Practice godly priorities
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The gospel says
~ You and I were created for a relationship
with God.
~ Our sin separated us from that
relationship.
~ There is nothing that we can do to
reconcile this relationship on our own.
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The gospel says
~ Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty
for our sin.
~ Jesus rose from the dead that we might
have life, now and eternally.
~ Jesus offers eternal life (or a reconciled
relationship) to those who will repent of
their sin by placing faith in Jesus Christ.