1. God says through Peter Be Be Sure Sure To To Add Add These These

2. Peter tells us WHATWHAT ALL ALL CHRISTIANS CHRISTIANS MUST MUST ADD…2Pet.1:3-11 ADD…2Pet.1:3-11

3. Running on Empty 3

4. Running on Empty– Not a good feeling 4

5. But there is worse! 5

6. Be careful what you have. When I was in first grade, my dad told about our neighbors. They had just started down the street when their car died. Their young son quickly spoke up and said, I know we’re not out of gas, ‘cause I just filled it up! (With the garden hose, of course) 6

7.  Some metals shine brighter by being polished  …especially Silver!  Christian graces shine brighter with use Not by birth, Money or social prominence By Prayer, suffering and patient cultivation Be Sure You Add These!!

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9. Add Graces with Diligence Diligence = NASV For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence), Matt. 5:6 “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Add  To place upon, to add further,supply

10. Foundation of our hope Heb. 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”  Conviction that God exists  Confidence he will keep His promises Psalm 19:1 ….There Is A God!

11. Courage, valor, determination to do right Moral excellence, purity, modesty Joseph - Genesis 39:7-12 Courage!!! Ruth 3:11 Boaz is speaking: “for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman.” Peter lacked courage and denied Jesus Mt. 26:70 “Watch, stand fast in the faith, quit ye like men (be brave,) be strong.” 1 Cor.16:13

12. Of God Jesus Bible  Tell right from wrong  Result in changed behavior  Free from bondage to sin “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18

13. Masters his desires and passions Excuse “I just couldn’t help myself”  2 Cor. 5:10 - we will give an account  Prov. 16:32 “he that ruleth his spirit”  Eph. 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not”  James 3:1-2 - bridle the tongue “I said, I will take heed to my ways” Psalms 39:1a

14. Bear up under stress or strain - doing right regardless of circumstances - not giving up patience of Job” “Ye have heard of the patience of Job” Jas. 5:11 Rev. 21:8 “the fearful” = give up, no patience

15. An attitude of respect, reverence and devotion expressed toward God and his word “But Godliness with contentment is great gain” 1 Tim.6:6

16. Friendship, love of brethren Badge of discipleship Jn.13:35 I Jn. 4:7 “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” Brings … Help ~Encouragement ~Comfort ~Rebuke ~

17. Love is active Good Will Doing right because it is right Because of what we are Seeks highest good for others Col.3:14

18. Peter said: Add ++++

19. “For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:8 Not barren = idle, inactive Not Unfruitful Multiply,, bumper crop

20. “But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.” 2 Peter 1:9 Opposite of abound Blind - near sighted = Spiritually Col. 3:2 - “set your mind on things above” Forgotten he was purged = “cleansed” Backslider

21. “Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:” 2 Peter 1:10 Diligence = zeal Calling = God’s invitation is for all Election = man’s acceptance of God’s terms Sure - ye shall never fall

22. “For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:11 Entrance Abundantly Everlasting Kingdom

23. Keep on growing If we stop we die !!