Oct 23, 2022
How Should We Live in Light of the Coming Day of the Lord? – 2 Peter 3:11-18
By: Ben Lairamore
Series: II Peter
Questions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does today’s passage challenge you personally?
- Why must we be convinced of Jesus’ return in order to live in a way that pleases God? What are some examples where we find this to be true?
- What does it look like in your everyday life to be waiting for the Day of God?
- In this book, Peter is seeking to guard believers from falling away from following Christ. What things have you learned from 2 Peter that will help you to persevere in the faith?
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- Oct 23, 2022How Should We Live in Light of the Coming Day of the Lord? – 2 Peter 3:11-18Oct 23, 2022How Should We Live in Light of the Coming Day of the Lord? – 2 Peter 3:11-18By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II PeterQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does today’s passage challenge you personally?
- Why must we be convinced of Jesus’ return in order to live in a way that pleases God? What are some examples where we find this to be true?
- What does it look like in your everyday life to be waiting for the Day of God?
- In this book, Peter is seeking to guard believers from falling away from following Christ. What things have you learned from 2 Peter that will help you to persevere in the faith?
- Oct 16, 2022The Day of the Lord Will Come – 2 Peter 3:1-10Oct 16, 2022The Day of the Lord Will Come – 2 Peter 3:1-10By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II PeterQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does today’s passage challenge you personally?
- What do the scoffers say in verse 4? Have you ever heard such scoffing?
- How does Peter respond to the scoffers in verses 5-9? How does this response encourage your own confidence that Jesus will return as He promised?
- We see in verse 9 that God delays His return of judgement because He is patient and merciful? What does the merciful heart of God compel you to prioritize in your own life in order to reflect His heart of mercy to others?
- According to verse 10, what will happen on the Day of the Lord? Are you prepared for this coming Day?
- Oct 9, 2022Another Look at the False Teachers – 2 Peter 2:10b-22Oct 9, 2022Another Look at the False Teachers – 2 Peter 2:10b-22By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II PeterQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
- Why can the arrogant confidence of a false teacher make his teaching even more deceptive for an unstable believer?
- Why are the false teachers compared to irrational animals in our passage? How does the rejection of God and the truth about God lead people to look more like irrational animals than image bearers?
- The false teachers promised the freedom to live an unrestrained life. Why is doing whatever you want without restraint actually slavery instead of freedom?
- What truth from this passage encourages you to persevere in following Jesus?
- How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
- Oct 2, 2022Weeds in the Garden – 2 Peter 2:1-10Oct 2, 2022Weeds in the Garden – 2 Peter 2:1-10By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II Peter
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
- What are some destructive heresies that the church faces today? Why might these heresies be appealing and seductive?
- How can we guard ourselves against destructive false teaching?
- In today’s passage we see many historical examples of God judging evil. What additional examples of this can we see in the Scripture?
- Today’s passage makes clear that God knows how to rescue the godly and judge the unrighteous. How does this reminder encourage you in your walk with the Lord?
- How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
- Sep 25, 2022God has Spoken – 2 Peter 1:12-21Sep 25, 2022God has Spoken – 2 Peter 1:12-21By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II Peter
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
- What spiritual truths do we need to be continually reminded of? What does God use to remind us of these truths?
- Why do we as Christians believe the Bible to be the written Word of God? What helps you to know this is true?
- How are you seeking to pay careful attention to the prophetic word (scripture) in your own life? Do you find it to be like a lamp shining in a dark place?
- How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
- Sep 18, 2022Make Every Effort – 2 Peter 1:5-11Sep 18, 2022Make Every Effort – 2 Peter 1:5-11By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II Peter
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
- Which good quality listed in verses 5-7 do you most need to make every effort to grow in?
- Give an example of how possessing these good qualities would prevent a Christian from being useless and unproductive. Do you have an example from your own life?
- Why would lacking these good qualities be the result of forgetting one’s own salvation?
- How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
- Sep 11, 2022Divine Provision – 2 Peter 1:1-4Sep 11, 2022Divine Provision – 2 Peter 1:1-4By: Ben LairamoreSeries: II PeterQuestions for Discussion & Application
- What questions do you have about today’s passage?
- How does this passage challenge you or encourage you?
- Does it encourage you to know that you have everything that is needed to live a life that is growing in godliness?
- Where might we be tempted to look for the ability to be godly, besides the Lord?
- How does believing God’s promises enable us to share God’s holy character and escape corrupt desires. How have you experienced this to be true in your own life?
- How will you apply today’s passage in your own life?
