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Feed the Need

• Feed the Need to Know God (1 Peter 1:3-12)

• Feed the Need to Grow Together (1 Peter 1:22-23)

• Feed the Need to Go (and Make a Difference)(1 Peter 2:4-12)

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What in life can wake us up to our need to know God on a personal growing basis?

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Knowing God Offers a Living Hope(1 Peter 1:3-6)

• A Hope with Eternal Perspective: vv.3-4

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In what specific ways can genuine hope in Christ empower you to respond differently when

circumstances become difficult?

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Feed the Need to Know God

• Your Hope in Christ must be Received (v.3)

• Your Hope in Christ will Last Regardless of Circumstances (v.4)

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Knowing God Offers a Living Hope(1 Peter 1:3-6)

• A Hope with Eternal Perspective: vv.3-4

• A Hope with Super-Natural Protection: vv.5-6

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Has there been a time in your life where you experienced God’s protection?

If so, how would you describe that experience?

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Knowing God Develops Genuine Faith(1 Peter 1:7-12)

• Through the Refinement of Trials: vv.7-9

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Imagine that you are going through a difficult circumstance that you did not invite into your

life: What kind of perspective and attitudes would you need to have in order for God to

bring good out of your trial?

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Knowing God Develops Genuine Faith(1 Peter 1:7-12)

• Through the Refinement of Trials: vv.7-9

• Through the Efforts of Others: vv.10-12

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Keys To Knowing God

Key #1: Commit to Developing an Intimate Relationship with Christ by allowing your faith to be stretched (vv.7-9)

Key #2: Commit to Developing Genuine Friendship with Other Genuine Believers who are striving to know God (vv.10-12)

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‘Feed the Need to Know God’

36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

• The drive to love God (Matthew 22:36-38)• The desire to extend love to others (Matthew

22:39-40)

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Personal Evaluation…Are you feeding the need to know God?

• …through a persistent effort to understand His Word

• …through consistent prayer conversation with God

• …through community with other believers

• …through day-to-day faith responses in life