FAITH VIA

PROPHECY’S

REFINERY

1 Peter 1:6-9

Message

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Thesis: • God uses prophecy to set

our expectations.

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RIGHT EXPECTATIONS

1. The right expectation can

provoke hopeful anticipation

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RIGHT EXPECTATIONS

1. The right expectation can

provoke hopeful anticipation

2. The right expectation can

provide helpful motivation

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News Feed AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF

RIGHT EXPECTATIONS

1. The right expectation can

provoke hopeful anticipation

2. The right expectation can

provide helpful motivation

3. The right expectation can

preserve high-fidelity adoration

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Point 1.

• Our future

expectation

should result in

hopeful

anticipation,

motivation, and

adoration.

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Point 2.

• There are two

aspects to faith:

faith in the now and

belief about the not

yet.

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HOW TO GET FAITH

FROM GOD’S REFINERY

1. Receiving Faith’s

Testing, 1-7

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Definition:

• Mercy means to

extend

compassionate

treatment to those

under your power

and authority.

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REASONS TO REJOICE

• I have received abundant

mercy from God, v 3

• I have obtained and

incorruptible inheritance

from God, v 4

• I have am guarded by the

power of God, v 5

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Definition:

• “Manifold temptations” means

people of faith have to deal with

a motley crew of diverse trials

that have a variety of character.

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Point 3.

• Don’t lose

your eternal

perspective

dealing with

earthbound

problems.

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FAITH AND GOLD

A. Both faith and

gold experience

a refining

process

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Point 4.

• The reason God

permits your

faith to go

through the fire,

is to make it

pure.

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FAITH AND GOLD

B. While gold is

valuable, your

faith is

morevaluable

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FAITH AND GOLD

B. While gold is

valuable, your

faith is more

valuable

C. Our faith will

last, though

gold will

eventually

perish

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Point 5.

• The fire of our trials demonstrates the

genuineness of our faith, and the reason

it will show your faith is real is when it

perseveres.

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HOW TO GET FAITH

FROM GOD’S REFINERY

1. Receiving Faith’s

Testing, 1-7

2. Remembering

Faith’s Target, 8-9

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Point 6.

• Belief is more than an

acknowledgement of the

facts, because it results in

an affection for the Lord.

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Point 7.

• You may not be able to

rejoice as you look

around your trials, but

prophecy teaches us to

rejoice as we look ahead.