Bible Readings:
2 Timothy 4:1 – 22, 2 Peter 1:1 – 15
Sermon Outline:
2 Peter 1:5 (NKJV)
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
2 Peter 1:10 (NKJV)
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
2 Peter 1:12–15 (NKJV)
12 For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, 14 knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.
I Be diligent
II Be diligent to make sure your standing before God.
III Be diligent to make sure your standing before God by pursuing an all round Christ-like character.