"Being Positive in Days of Discouragement"
1 Peter 1. 1-12
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BEING POSITIVE IN DAYS OF DISCOURAGEMENT
1 PETER 1. 1-12 (Living God’s Ways In Difficult Days)
I. ____________ DAYS:
A. Are these days more difficult than days of past?
B. Living ______ ways in difficult days isn’t easy to do…
C. 1 Peter written to “aliens” or strangers
i. Displaced people (Diaspora)
ii. God uses ________ things (broken people)
D. 1 Peter Chapter 1- encourages us to be _______ in our times of discouragement
i. How can we be positive ? Why should we be hopeful?
ii. This passage gives several keys
II. WHY BE POSITIVE IN DAYS OF DISCOURAGEMENT?
A. You have been _________ - “elect”
B. ________ & peace are available in abundance
III. HOW TO BE POSITIVE IN DAYS OF DISCOURAGEMENT
A. Praise God for living _______ (vss. 3-5)
i. Wonderful expectation- something to look forward to (living hope)
ii. Matchless inheritance- can never be lost, stolen, destroyed
B. Rejoice in your ________ (vss. 6-9)
i. V-6 uses words rejoice…suffer…trials… in same sentence
ii. Some things to remember about your trials
1. They are temporary – “This too shall ______”
2. Often they are for our own good
iii. The trials & suffering have a positive result
1. Your faith is being proved as __________
2. Your faith will result in praise, glory, and honor to God
3. You are showing your _____ for Christ- even though you have never seen Him
C. LOOK FORWARD TO A BETTER [___________] DAY (vss. 10-12)
i. The prophets of old looked forward to what God was going to do
ii. They came to learn that they prophesied for another time & generation
iii. We still have prophecies that are awaiting fulfillment-
iv. A _________ DAY is coming!
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