1. Faith is the foundation of the Christian life. Until you attain Saving Faith, nothing else matters!
2. Faith is the foundation for Christian Growth.
3. Faith is only the beginning of the Christian Life.
1. Faith + Goodness = Moral Excellence
2. Faith + Knowledge = Expanding Knowledge
3. Faith + Self-Control = Obedience
4. Faith + Perseverance = Waiting/Endurance
5. Faith + Godliness = Godly Actions
6. Faith + Mutual Affection = Kindess
7. Faith + Love = 1 Corinthians 13
2 Peter 1:3-10
1. Always craves more of God. vs. 3
2. Always participates in his own growth. Vs. 4 and 9
If I want Peace what do I do?
1. Peacemakers PRAY about everything.
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about your finances, the government,
Afghanistan, etc,
2. Peacemakers Practice Restraint
James 1:19
Be quick to listen and slow to speak and slow to become
angry. Practice restraint
3. Peacemakers Pursue Peace.
1 Peter 3:11
Do not return an evil word for an evil word. Turn form evil
and do good.
4. Peacemakers Perpetuates (cause something to continue) Evangelism.
Philippians 2:14-16
Do everything without grumbling or arguing.
5. Peacemakers Prefer to mind their own business
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life.
6. Peacemakers Persistently think about peace.
Ephesians 4:3
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through
the bond of peace.
Mathew 5:8
1 Samuel 16:7
Hebrews 12:14
How to Get a Pure Heart
1. Train the heart(while your child is young you should train them to be pure-listen to Christian music-don’t let them hear bad words or say bad words-don’t let them watch bad things)
2. Purity of Heart Implies Full Surender to Christ.
When the heart is wrong: the life is wrong
Proverbs 4:23
3. Purity of Heart Implies Daily Cleansing.
Jeremiah 17:8
4. Purity of Heart Implies Singleness.
Psalm 86:11
5. Purity of Heart Implies Evaluation
Psalm 139:23-24
6. Purity of Heart Implies Enlightenment.
Ephesians 4:17-18
There heart is dark and do not see the
light.
Matthew 5:7
4 Reasons we should be Merciful
1. We should show mercy because Jesus commands it.
Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
2. We should show mercy because Christ has been merciful to us.
1 Peter 1:3-4
3. We should show mercy because we are going to want mercy at some point.
James 2:12-13
4. We should show mercy because it is good for your Spiritual and Mental health.