2 Peter 2:10-19 (ESV)

10and especiallythose who indulgein the lust of defiling passion anddespise authority.

Bold and willful, they do not trembleas they blaspheme the glorious ones,11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord.12But these, like irrational animals,creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,13suffering wrong asthe wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasureto revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions,whilethey feast with you.14They have eyes full of adultery,insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have heartstrained in greed.Accursed children!15Forsaking the right way,they have gone astray. They have followedthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who lovedgain from wrongdoing,16but was rebuked for his own transgression;a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness.

17These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm.For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.18For,speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barelyescaping from those who live in error.19They promise themfreedom,but they themselves are slavesof corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/videos/643298857

2 Peter 2:4-10 (ESV)

4For if God did not spareangels when they sinned, butcast them into helland committed them to chainsof gloomy darknessto be kept until the judgment;5if he did not spare the ancient world, butpreserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he broughta flood upon the world of the ungodly;6if byturning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction,making them an example ofwhat is going to happen to the ungodly;7andif he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked8(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day,he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);9thenthe Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,10and especiallythose who indulgein the lust of defiling passion anddespise authority.

Bold and willful, they do not trembleas they blaspheme the glorious ones,Watch at: https://vimeo.com/640927944

There is Power in the Name - Acts 3:1-10 (ESV)

1Now Peter and John weregoing up to the temple atthe hour of prayer,the ninth hour.2And a manlame from birth was being carried,whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gateto ask alms of those entering the temple.3Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.4And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, Look at us.5And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.6But Peter said,I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you.In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!7And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.8Andleaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.9Andall the people saw him walking and praising God,10and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/638390298

2 Peter 2:1-3 (ESV)

1Butfalse prophets also arose among the people,just as there will be false teachers among you, who willsecretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Masterwho bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.2And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truthwill be blasphemed.3Andin their greed they will exploit youwith false words.Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/634585816

2 Peter 1:16-21 (ESV)

16For we did not followcleverly devisedmyths when we made known to youthe power andcoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, butwe were eyewitnesses of his majesty.17For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory,This is my beloved Son,[a]with whom I am well pleased,18we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him onthe holy mountain.19Andwe have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attentionas to a lamp shining in a dark place, untilthe daydawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,20knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.21Forno prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from Godas they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/628349131

2 Peter 1:10-15 (ESV)

10Therefore, brothers,[a]be all the more diligent to confirm your calling andelection, for if you practice these qualitiesyou will never fall.11For in this way there will be richly provided for youan entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

12Therefore I intendalways to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established inthe truth that you have.13I think it right, as long as I am in thisbody,[b]to stir you up by way of reminder,14since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon,as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.15And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/621668916

2 Peter 1:5-9 (ESV)

5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faithwith virtue,and virtuewith knowledge,6and knowledge with self-control, and self-controlwith steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,7and godlinesswith brotherly affection, and brotherly affectionwith love.8For if these qualitiesare yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective orunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.9For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that heis blind, having forgotten that he wascleansed from his former sins.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/615299823

2 Peter 1:1-4 (ESV)

1SimeonPeter, a servantand apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have obtaineda faith of equal standing with oursby the righteousness of ourGod and Savior Jesus Christ:

2May grace and peace be multiplied to youin the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Confirm Your Calling and Election

3His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of himwho called us tohis own glory and excellence,4by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may becomepartakers of the divine nature,having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/610169686

Matthew 16:13-23 (ESV)

13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,Who do people say that the Son of Man is?14And they said, Some sayJohn the Baptist, others sayElijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.15He said to them,But who do you say that I am?16Simon Peter replied,You arethe Christ,the Son ofthe living God.17And Jesus answered him,Blessed are you,Simon Bar-Jonah! Forflesh and blood has not revealed this to you,but my Father who is in heaven.18And I tell you,you are Peter, andon this rockI will build my church, andthe gates ofhellshall not prevail against it.19I will give youthe keys of the kingdom of heaven, andwhatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosedin heaven.20Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

21From that time Jesus began to show his disciples thathe must go to Jerusalem andsuffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and onthe third day be raised.22And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, Far be it from you, Lord!This shall never happen to you.23But he turned and said to Peter,Get behind me, Satan! You area hindranceto me. For youare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/603330338

1 Peter 5:8-14 (ESV)

8Be sober-minded;be watchful. Youradversary the devilprowls aroundlike a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.9Resist him,firm in your faith, knowing thatthe same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.10Andafter you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace,who has called you to hiseternal glory in Christ, will himselfrestore,confirm, strengthen, and establish you.11To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

12BySilvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him,I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this isthe true grace of God.Stand firm in it.13She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so doesMark, my son.14Greet one another with the kiss of love.

Peace to all of you who are in Christ.Watch at: https://vimeo.com/598348794