Stirred Up!
A. PETER WANTED TO STIR UP THE CHURCH BY HIS WRITINGS.
B. THE CHURCH NEEDS STIRRING, ACTIVITY.
1. There are some who would too gladly stir things up( Titus 3:10 ).
2. The enemies are stirred( Acts 6:12; 13:50; 14:2; 17:13; 21:27, etc. ).
3. The church needs to be stirred for his cause.
A. WE NEED TO REMEMBER GOD MERCY FOR US( Eph. 5:1-2 ).
B. SORROW FOR SORROW IN HARD TIMES( 1 Pet. 3:8-9; Rom. 12:15 ).
C. PEACE AND FORGIVENESS( Eph. 4:31-32; Matt. 6:12-15 ).
D. BASED ON LOVE( 1 John 4:20 ).
E. THE WARM FUZZY FEELING IS NOT ENOUGH( 1 John 3:18 ).
A. NATURAL TO TRY TO HIDE SIN. Adam( Gen. 3 ). David( 2 Sam. 11 ).
B. WHEN WAS DAVID JUSTIFIED?( 2 Sam. 12:13 ).
C. WHAT DOES JESUS COMMEND( Luke 18:13-14 ).
D. WE ALL HAVE SINNED( Rom. 3:23 ).
1. Confess to God( 1 John 1:8-9 ).
2. Confess to one another( James 5:16 ).
A. THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH SIN.
1. Like the days of the early church( Rom. 1:18-32; Matt. 9:36 ).
2. We must speak out when we can( Isa. 58:1 ).
3. We must keep ourselves clean( 2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 5:11 ).
B. OUR EXAMPLE IS OUR BEST WEAPON( Matt. 5:13-16; Phil. 2:14-16 ).
A. THE MISSION OF JESUS( Luke 19:10; 1 Tim. 1:15 ).
B. PAUL'S FORGIVENESS PLACED A BURDEN( Rom. 1:14; 2 Cor. 5:14-15 ).
C. COMPASSION AND MERCY( Matt. 9:36-38; Jude 22-23 ).
D. WE HAVE A DUTY( Matt. 28:19-20; 2 Tim. 2:2 ).
A. PREACHING'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PRESENT THE TRUTH.
B. BUT IT SHOULD STIR THOSE WHO HEAR TO ACTION.