2 Peter 1:3-4
3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
- What has He GIVEN us?
G – The indescribable GIFT and Gifts from
above
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ our Lord. Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
- How has His grace been multiplied to you this past year?
- What gifts has He given you?
I – Imputed righteousness
2 Peter 1:1 To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 Corinthians 5: 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him
- How are we made righteous in Christ?
- What can you thank God for in terms of what unrighteousness He saved you from?
V – Victory
2 Peter 1:11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 John 2:14, 5:4
- What victories are you thanking God for this past year?
- Why should we give things even when circumstances don’t go well in our life?
E – Everything Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 in everything, give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
2 Peter 1: 3 as His divine power has given to us all (every) things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
- What price did God pay for you to have everything in Christ?
N – New NATURE 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
- How has God been long-suffering toward you? How Has His grace changed your life?
Testimony Time
- How can we celebrate what we’ve been ‘given’ around our tables this year? (Psalm 103:1-5, Hebrews 13:14)