Sermon Notes November 8, 2015
“Live with the End in Mind” (1 Peter 4:1-11)
I. The first coming of Jesus should make a
_______________ in the way we live.
(1 Peter 4:1-6)
A. Those who have a relationship with Jesus ought to
recognize that ____________ is not bound up in
this world … but is the life of the spirit.
1. Jesus was born in a ____________.
2. Jesus lived as an ____________.
3. Jesus did not live a life characterized by
physical ____________. (Matthew 8:19-20)
4. They ____________ Jesus, mocked Him, spat
upon Him and crucified Him.
B. “Arm yourselves with the same ____________.”
(1 Peter 4:1 … see also Galatians 2:20; John
14:6; Acts 4:12)
C. Life in the flesh is a ____________ that steals
real life from us. (John 10:10)
D. One day ____________ person will understand
where life should have been focused. (1 Peter
4:5-6)
II. The _______________ of Jesus should make a
difference in the way we live. (1 Peter 4:7-11)
A. The Second Coming should make a difference in
our ____________ and actions.
1. It should help us maintain our ____________.
(1 Peter 4:7)
2. It should motivate us to ____________.
(Ephesians 1:17-19)
B. The Second Coming should make a difference in
our ____________. (1 Peter 4:8-9)
C. The Second Coming should make a difference in
our ____________. (1 Peter 4:10-11)