1. Introduction. a. Author/date/place/context. The 2nd letter of Peter was written by the apostle Peter 3 years after 1st Peter, approximately 67 A.D. possibly in Rome. It contains some of his last words as soon after he would be martyred for his faith. # b. Purpose. • To stimulate Christian growth, • To combat false
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Read James 3:2-12. What does James compare the tongue to? • • • What contradictions does he mention as to what can come out of our mouths? • • • Why is this so? Discuss the following: When Adam sinned, God imputed that sin to mankind, so, whether or not we want to believe it,
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Today we begin a series of studies titled “The I AM’s of Christ” Share in your group what you most benefitted from Michael’s message on Sunday. 1. Jesus: “I Am” Read John 8:31-59. What was the main point Jesus was explaining to the Pharisees in answer to their question ‘Who do you think you are?’
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1. How did Mark define this test of ‘Sharing’? What other words could be used to help us understand its meaning? What does it specifically NOT mean? What light does 2 Cor. 6:14-18 shed on this issue? 2. What does 1 Jn. 2:15-17 teach us about ‘loving’? Can you identify some examples in your own
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1. So far in this series we have looked at the test of ‘knowing’ (looking at what we know and believe, and what beliefs mark us out as true followers of Jesus) and the test of ‘being’ (looking at our identity, who we are, so we can see what marks out a true follower of
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