God's People Have a Glorious New Life (Pt. 2)

God's People Have a Glorious New Life (Pt. 1)

September 25, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series Stand Firm 1Peter 1:13-21

September 25, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series Stand Firm Gospel Life Gratitude 1 Peter 1:10-12 Main Idea: Those who possess gospel life now gush with God-directed gratitude over the salvation they have received. Three voices that prompt gratitude in the hearts of believers... 1. Encouragement from the prophets (vv. 10-11). 2. Encouragement from the preachers (v. 12a). 3. Encouragement from the angelic host (v. 12b). Living What We Learn:  Cherish the Scriptures  Cherish your salvation  Cherish the Spirit.

September 18, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series: Stand Firm Gospel Life Reflexes 1 Peter 1:3-9 Main Idea: Those who possess gospel life have a Goddirected worship reflex in the midst of suffering. What is a reflex?  An automatic or instinctive action that is performed in response to a given stimulus. God-directed worship is my reflex because... 1. My gospel life is from above (vv. 3-4). 2. My gospel life is guarded (v. 5). 3. My gospel life is refined (vv. 6-7). 4. My gospel life is secure (vv. 8-9). Living What We Learn:

September 11, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series: Stand Firm Aliens Standing Firm 1 Peter 1:1-2, 5:12 Main Idea: Hope-filled standing produced Christ-exalting walking in the midst of suffering. 1. We stand firm in the apostolic teaching of God’s Word to His church. 2. We stand firm as designated strangers living in a temporary home. 3. We stand firm as those rescued by the powerful Triune God. 4. We stand firm as God-dependent sojourners. Living What We Learn:

September 4, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series: Summer in the Psalms The God-Centered Life Psalm 112 Main Idea: The God-centered life produces a godliness that leads to blessing. 4 qualities of a God-centered Life... 1. The God-centered life is a blessed life (vv. 1-3). 2. The God-centered life is one that benefits others (vv. 4-5). 3. The God-centered life is buttressed by trusting God (vv. 6-9). 4. The God-centered life is one that buries the wicked (v. 10). Living What We Learn:

August 28, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series: Summer in the Psalms Praise Inducing Faith Psalm 138 Main Idea: Bold unwavering confidence in a sovereign God serves as a platform from which to render praise. 1. God’s grace experienced in the past should lead to unashamed adoration in the present (vv. 1-3). 2. God’s promises for the future should lead to unshakeable anticipation in the present (vv. 4-6). 3. God’s sovereign goodness over all things should lead to unwavering assurance in the present (vv. 7-8). Living What We Learn:

August 21, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series: Summer in the Psalms The One True Living God Psalm 115 Main Idea: The Psalmist exalts the superiority of God over man-made idols, exhorting God’s people to worship and trust in God alone. 1. Believers are to be a God-absorbed people who faithfully steward their lives to declare God’s supremacy (vv. 1-3, 16-18). 2. Believers are to actively expose the emptiness of misdirected worship (vv. 4-8, 12-15). 3. Believers are to render trust and worship solely to the One who is supreme (vv. 9-11). Living What We Learn:

August 14, 2016 Pastor Wade Grubbs Series: Summer in the Psalms Unsinkable Faith Psalm 108 Main Idea: A faith that is in God enables the believer to sing an anthem of .in the midst of trial. 1. The characteristics of unsinkable faith (vv. 1-3). ? Unsinkable faith is (v. 1a). ? Unsinkable faith (vv. 1b-2). ? Unsinkable faith (v. 3). 2. The foundation of unsinkable faith (vv. 4-9). The foundation of unsinkable faith cont.…. ? Unsinkable faith is tethered to the tenacious .of an unrivaled God. (vv. 4-5). ? Unsinkable faith is staked to the ever reliable .of God. (vv. 6-9). 3. The characteristics of unsinkable faith (vv. 10-13). ? Unsinkable faith refuses to listen to the .of this world (vv. 10-11). ? Unsinkable faith remains rightly . (vv 12-13). Living What We Learn: