TAKE YOUR “B” VITAMINS

II PETER 3

Rick Jackson

I. BE STIRRED! (V. 1-4)

By remembering and being mindful of: (v. 1-2a)

1. The Old Testament (v. 2b)

2. The New Testament (v. 2c)

3. The Second Coming of Christ (v. 3-4a)

II. BE SMART (wise/otherwise, wise/foolish virgins) (V. 3-9)

1. Unwise scoffers are lustful (v. 3-4, Phil. 3:17-21)

2. They are willingly ignorant (v. 5-7, Gn. 7:11, 8:2)

(Water from within in the past, fire from within in the future?)

3. Their timetable is not God’s (v. 8-9)

III. BE STRONG (V. 10-18, Eph. 3:16)

1. “See then” the incitement of dissolution (v. 10-12)

2. “Look for” the inducement of renewal (v. 13-14)

3. “Grow in” the inspiration of grace (v. 15-18)