SERMON IN A SENTENCE: Remember the promises of Jesus’ return and reckoning.

Sermon Notes

Introduction

Context

1. Remember the Promises of Jesus’ Return [2 Peter 3:1–2]
     a. Two Letters, One Aim [2 Peter 3:1, cf. 1 Pt. 1:13]
     b. Remember the Predictions of the Holy Prophets [2 Peter 3:2a, cf. Gen. 3:15 Mic. 5:2; Zech. 9:9; Isa. 53:4–6; Ps. 16:10; Zeph. 3:8; Isa. 13:6–11]
     c. Remember the Commandment of Jesus [2 Peter 3:2b, cf. Matt. 5–7, 25:1–46; Eph. 2:20–21]

2. Reject the Scoffing of Scoffers [2 Peter 3:3–4]
     a. Scoffers Will Come in the Last Days [2 Peter 3:3, cf. Ps. 73:7–11; Is. 5:18–19; Jer. 17:15; Hab. 1:5; 2 Pt. 2:10, 12, 14; Acts 2:17; Heb. 1:1–2; Jam, 5:3; 1 Tim. 4:1–2; 2 Pt. 2:3; 2 Tim. 3:1–4]
     b. Scoffers Will Question Jesus’ Return [2 Peter 3:4, cf. Malachi 2:17; Eze. 12:22]

3. Rely on the Certainty of the Final Reckoning [2 Peter 3:5–7]
     a. Deliberate Disregard [2 Peter 3:5–6, cf. Rom. 1:18; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3; Gen. 1, 7:11–12, 18–24; Luke 17:26–27]
     b. Certain Condemnation [2 Peter 3:7, cf. Isa. 66:15–16, 24; Rev. 14:11]

Conclusion