(Hebrews 11:13, NIV) 13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance…
I. You’ve
Got It
(2 Peter 1:3-4, NIV) 4 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
(2 Timothy 1:6, NIV) 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
(Philemon 1:6, KJV) 6 that the communication [partnership, intercourse] of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
II. Watch Where You are
(2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV) 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
III. The Wait is
(Colossians 2:15, NIV) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
IV. You Can
(2 Peter 1:3-4, NIV) 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.