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“Back to the
Basics”
Text: 2 Peter 1:1-11
Introduction: We need to get back to the basics. In our lives, our
church, our families, and our country. Sometimes the old fashioned
ways are the best ways.
I. Reflect Back v.9 “But he that
lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath
forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.”
A. Where you came from
B. What changes have been made.
C. What God Brought you out of.
II. Compare
A. Not with other men.
B. God’s calling
C. Your convictions
III. Compromise
A. Not with God’s standards.
B. The worldly views.
C. The worldly standards.
IV. Add to Your Faith. V.6 “And
beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to
virtue knowledge;
A. Virtue
1. Moral Uprightness
B. Knowledge
1. Personal
2. Experiencial
C. Temperance
1. Self-control
V. Never Be Barren or
Unfruitful.
A. Empty Basket
B. Missed Blessings
C. Missed Joys
Conclusion: If we are to move forward we must move backwards. We must
go back to the basics.
Illustration: In order to learn about electricity you must first have
a basic understanding of the basics.
WE ONLY
TEACH AND PREACH FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE
"For the word of God is quick,
and powerful, and sharper than any
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a
discerner
of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
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