By Pastor Dennis Heppner
2 Peter 1:3-8,9
Why don't we live better than we do?
Why do we struggle the waythe bible speaks about our lives?
No one lives better than what they dream of.
I do not want to be like anybody else... I want to be like Jesus...
To make the best of it is to live up to God's potential in our lives. You can live out of the ordinary.
2 Peter 1:8
1. Hang on to what God has provided.
You can't live a Christian life without being a Christian.
Knowledge of God is experiential.
John 17:3
Know God, be related, be in contact with.
It won't do muh good if what you hear about God does not come to your life.
Great books cannot make one a Christian, it is by experience tha one becomes a Christian.
Information by itself will not make you a better Christian.
It is a living and growing relationship with Jesus that changes lives.
The Christian begins not wih religion but with Christ. Knowing Christ better makes you better.
The breath of the Christian is Christ.
If Jesus is real, you don't need to ask yourself about it.
2. Live by the rule of faith.
We can have his wonderful encounter wih God and live the experience or Jesus touches our life hen we go back to where we were.
Jesus does not want to be added to your life or a part of your life. He wants to be your life.
You cannot practice what Jesus taught by discipline alone but with Jesus all things are possible.
Jesus does not want you to live the way you live, He wants you to live for Him.
Verse 5 - supernatural power that works in the life if a Christian.
Making the best of your life is letting Jesus work in you.
When God makes a promise, He can keep it.
The Christian life begins within. It's a work of God in your life. But, this cannot happen without your will. If you want the best of it, you need to work with God in it.
If I believe in God He will help me in my current curcumstance for His glory.
"Make every effort"
It's not enough to just pray for your siuation. You need to be a part of it.
You have divine power in you. You have faith in the Lord. You can do what you need to do.
You can't change your heart. When God changes a heart, He does it wonderfully.
It is a mistake to tell somebody to quit and change wihout Jesus working in his or her heart.
3. Make the right additions.
The first thing that happens to you when Jesus comes in your life is a change of character.
"add"
Goodness or good character
Knowledge or spiritual understanding
Self control or discipline
In every field of life, when you do your best you get the best results.
You lead the dance and the Holy Spirit dances with you. So when you make the efforts, the Holy Spirit will work togeher with you.
Whenever you take the step in the right direction the Lord is gonna take steps with you.
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