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What I Have Committed to Him. 1 Peter 4:14-19. Christians Suffering for Faith 1 Peter. Distressed by various trials, 1:6 Spoken against as evildoers, 2:12 Suffering wrongfully, 2:19 For righteousness…doing good, 3:13-17 Fiery trial…reproached, 4:12, 14, 16
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What I Have Committed to Him 1 Peter 4:14-19
Christians Suffering for Faith1 Peter • Distressed by various trials, 1:6 • Spoken against as evildoers, 2:12 • Suffering wrongfully, 2:19 • For righteousness…doing good, 3:13-17 • Fiery trial…reproached, 4:12, 14, 16 • According to the will of God, 4:19 • Suffered a while, 5:10
Commit Your Souls to God1 Peter 4:19 • For safe-keeping • In doing good (cf. 4:15-16) • God is faithful and able, 2 Tim. 1:12
Commit Your Soul to God1 Peter 4:19 • By becoming a Christian, Acts 3:19 • Total surrender & complete rearranging of your life,cf. 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Phil. 3:5-8 • Commitment without shame,Mark 8:34-38
Commit Your Soul to God1 Peter 4:19 • By being a faithful Christian with… • Your life, Romans 12:1-2 • Doing good,1 Pet. 4:19 (Eph. 2:10; Heb. 13:20-21; Gal. 6:10) • As to a faithful Creator, Col. 3:23 • Silence ignorance,1 Peter 2:15 (12)
Commit Your Soul to God1 Peter 4:19 • By being a faithful Christian with… • Your possessions, Luke 12:19-21 (15) • Do not trust in (uncertain),1 Tim. 6:17 • Use to do good, 1 Tim. 6:18-19 • First give ourselves to the Lord,2 Cor. 8:1-5
Commit Your Soul to God1 Peter 4:19 • By being a faithful Christian with… • Your talents, Eccl. 9:10 • Passion, fervor, enthusiasm, zeal, Col. 3:23; Jno. 2:17 • Do not be lukewarm! Rev. 3:14-16 (Rom. 12:6-8, 11)
Commit Our Children to God1 Samuel 1:11; Judges 13:8 • Bring our little ones to Jesus, Matt. 19:13-15 • Teach them…show them…lead them, (Deut. 4:9-10; 11:18-21) • Worship with…pray for & with them… • The local church cannot rear your child…you must (Eph. 6:4; Tit. 2:4)
Commit Your Future to GodMatthew 6:33-34 • Faith in God’s committed control of all things, Jas. 4:13-15 • Turn your heart toward heaven, Lk. 12:29-34 (Col. 3:1-4) • Continue doing the will of God, Jas. 4:15, 17 (Heb. 10:36, 39)
The God of all Grace1 Peter 5:10 • Has called us to His eternal glory • Do you follow His call? • By Jesus Christ • Do you trust God’s purposes in Christ? • After you have suffered a while • Will you endure through the trials? • Perfect, establish, strengthen, settle • Trust God to secure you!
The Lord Knows Who Are His2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
The Lord Knows Who Are His2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
The Lord Knows Who Are HisNahum 1:7 The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.
The Lord Knows Who Are His2 Timothy 4:8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.