Standing on the Promises of God

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Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 1:2-4

Standing on the Promises of God

Intro.

1. 2 Pet. 1:2-4: God has given Christians “exceedingly great and precious promises...”

2. Hymn: Standing on the Promises by Russell Kelso Carter, Methodist minister and physician (1886).

3. All the promises of God in Christ are reliable and trustworthy, 2 Cor. 1:20. God has given us His word – He cannot lie (Heb. 6:18).

4. Are you “standing on the promises” or “sitting on the premises”?!

I. THE PROMISES MADE TO THE FATHERS, Rom. 15:8-13.

A. The Promised Redemption in the Seed of Abraham, Gen. 12:1-3.

1. Turning away sinners from their sin, Acts 3:25-26.

2. Redemption from the curse of the law (sin and death), Gal. 3:10-14, 16.

a. Must be “of faith” / Christ’s / in order to be Abraham’s seed, Gal. 3:5-9, 29 (26-28).

b. Promise made to Abraham and his Seed – Christ, Gal. 3:16-19.

c. Children of the promise are blessed, Rom. 9:6-8.

d. Christians, Gal. 4:28.

B. “That the Gentiles Might Glorify God for His Mercy”, Rom. 15:8-9.

1. “...all the nations of the earth will be blessed” (Gen. 12:3); Acts 10:34-35.

2. Standing on the promise, Rom. 15:13.

a. Filled with joy and peace in faith.

b. Abounding in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit, Col. 1:5; Gal. 5:5.

C. We have Strong Encouragement, Heb. 6:13-20.

1. God promised with an oath to Abraham and “he obtained the promise” – it was confirmed and assured to him.

2. The heirs of the promise (6:17-18): God has shown us that His purpose is unchangeable – interjected an oath that He would keep His promise.

3. God cannot lie + Oath = Strong encouragement!

D. The Promise of Eternal Life, Titus 1:1-3.

1. Promised before time began (Eph. 3:11).

2. God’s promise – His word – is revealed and obtained through preaching the word of God.

a. Jesus is the Word of life, Jno. 1:1, 4; 14:6; 1 Jno. 1:1-2.

b. His gospel is the word of life, Acts 13:47-48; Phil. 2:16.

II. THE PROMISE OF HEAVEN, Jno. 14:1-6.

A. A Habitation Built by God, 2 Cor. 5:1.

B. A Homeland for Strangers and Pilgrims, Heb. 11:13-16.

C. An Inheritance for the Children of God, 1 Pet. 1:4-5; Rom. 8:17.

D. A Rest for Souls who Struggled and Prevailed, Rev. 14:13.

E. A Crown for the Victorious, 2 Tim. 4:6-8 (Rev. 2:10).

-Not a crown of ambition, but a crown that is conferred as the reward of holy living, 1 Cor. 9:24-27.)

Conclusion

1. All of God’s promises in Christ are reliable and trustworthy, giving us the full assurance of hope, 2 Cor. 1:20.

a. We must be “in Christ” to have these blessed promises, Gal. 3:26-29.

b. Be baptized into Christ to put on Christ and become an heir of His “exceedingly great and precious promises”.

2. Are you standing on the promises of God?

By: Joe R. Price

Posted: January 18, 2013

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