1. Welcome! www.SunsetChurchofChrist.net
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Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

2. 2 Corinthians 3:1-5
Apostolic sufficiency - Not by “a letter” - By the letter that is the Corinthians - Sufficient by God, not men

3. 2 Corinthians 3:6-11
Ministry of Life vs. Ministry of Death Romans 8:2 Ministry of Death - Engraved on stone - Came by glory

4. 2 Corinthians 3:12-18
The veil over the law of Moses - Removed by Christ and by knowing Christ - Colossians 1:26-27 Transformation of the Christian into Christ

5. Welcome!
Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones
Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

6. Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing
Hymns
Invitation
Red Songbook -
Supplemental

7. Last Will of Peter and Paul
2 Timothy
Last Will of Peter and Paul
Illustration of an inheritance
Inheritances give us pleasure to think that after we are gone, something valuable will go to make better the lives of someone else

8. Two Apostolic Wills
A Last Will and Testament: “A will or testament is a legal document by which a person, the testator, expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed at death, and names one or more persons, the executor, to manage the estate until its final distribution”
Seventy strangers from a phone directory: It’s the stuff of daydreams and film scripts. When Portuguese aristocrat Luis Carlos de Noronha Cabral da Camara wrote up his will, he left his considerable fortune to 70 strangers randomly chosen out of a Lisbon phone directory.

9. Peter & Paul’s Last Letter
Leaders of the church (local and universal) - Peter, an apostle and elder (1 Pet. 5:1) - Paul, an apostle and evangelist (Col. 1:23) What will we do without them? - Losing both leader and miraculous gifts - Facing difficult times
We all want to be vital, but do any of us want to be irreplaceable? Would we want to be part of something that means that it wont work without us? Many religions fell apart once the dynamic leaders left. What would happen with Christianity

10. Peter & Paul’s Last Letter
Their message is NOT: - Look for other leaders like us to come - Expect another dispensation from God

11. Peter & Paul’s Last Letter
Peter’s message – 2 Peter 1:2-4, 21 Paul’s message – 2 Timothy 3: ) The Word of God is God-Breathed 2) The Word of God is All-Sufficient They are describing an EXECUTOR of their wills How their purposes will be carried out

12. The Inspired Word
Being “God-Breathed” means 1) Scriptures are the manifestation of God Everything the Holy Spirit does is through them They cannot be destroyed or altered We do not need the Holy Spirit to understand Scriptures ARE the Holy Spirit working in us!

13. The Inspired Word
Being “God-Breathed” means 1) Scriptures are the manifestation of God 2) Rejecting them is rejecting God We will be judged by God/the Scriptures If we don’t hear them, we don’t hear God Luke 16:31 John 13:20
Lu 16:31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'“
Joh 13:20 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

14. Perfect and Complete
1) Thoroughly equipping for every work: - Of a Christian - Of the church 2) No other revelation is necessary - Nothing else will come from God - Any claims otherwise ARE NOT FROM GOD

15. The Divine Executor
Peter & Paul’s last message: The written word is all that we need - Wanting more is a mistake - Looking for more is dangerous This promise requires trust - Without faith Scriptures cannot work
2Ti 1:13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

17. Peter & Paul’s Preaching
From the beginning of the New Covenant…..
Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” Acts 2:38

18. Peter & Paul’s Preaching
From the beginning of the New Covenant…..
To the end of the New Testament:
Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ Peter 3:21

19. Peter & Paul’s Preaching
From the beginning of the New Covenant…..
To the end of the New Testament:
God’s plan to save us did not change
Our response to that Gospel has not changed

20. Peter & Paul’s Preaching
Hear and Believe
Acts 4:4
Ephesians 1:13
Confess
Matthew 16:16
Romans 10:9
Repent
Acts 3:19
Acts 20:21
Be Baptized
1 Peter 3:21
1 Corinthians 12:13
Remain Faithful
1 Peter 5:9
1 Corinthians 15:58