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5. …being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

6. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For… Finding hope beyond division

7. “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:22-25 Finding hope beyond division

8. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Peter 1:22 Obey the truth How do we find hope beyond division?

9.  Believing in Jesus  Born again (we are made new)  New heart What does obeying the truth mean?

10. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Peter 1:22 We must practice sincere love How do we find hope beyond division?

11. What does sincere love look like? Love isPatientKind Acts in humility Rejoices in truth Always protects Always trusts Always hopes Always perseveres Never fails Love does not or is not EnvyBoastfulDishonorProudSelf-seeking Easily angered Keep record of wrong Delight in evil

12. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:23-25 How do we find hope beyond division?

13. We are all the same!

14. If we obeyed the truth If we obeyed the truth Practiced love towards one another Practiced love towards one another Realized that we are all the same Realized that we are all the same What would the world be if we followed Peter’s instruction?

15. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35 What would the world be if we followed Peter’s instruction?