Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for September 4, 2016
“A Living Hope” 1 Peter 1:3-9 Bible Study 09/04/16
I. Introduction
-background/context for 1 Peter:
-distinction between temporary station and eternal destination
-hope: stabilization without stagnation
-Because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, you can have a hope that never dies.
II. A Living Hope Rests in a Supernatural Power (3)
-“The resurrection is God’s ‘amen’ to Christ’s statement, ‘It is finished!’” (Johnson)
III. A Living Hope Rests in a Secure Possession (4)
-four observations about the believer’s inheritance
IV. A Living Hope Rests in a Superior Protection (5)
-the constant surveillance of omnipotence
V. A Living Hope Rests in a Sensitized Perspective (6-7)
-three observations about the believer’s trials
VI. A Living Hope Rests in an Unseen and Incomparable Person
-“Let us never live another day as if He were dead.” (Marshall)
-“…He then is all my Hope and stay…” (Mote)