1 Peter 1:13

1 Peter 1 Peter 1:131:13

Maintain Your HopeMaintain Your Hope

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give you a future and give you a future and a hopea hope. . (Jer 29:11)(Jer 29:11)

There There is hopeis hope in your future in your future (Jer 31:17)(Jer 31:17)

For surely there is a hereafter, And For surely there is a hereafter, And your hopeyour hope will not be cut off. will not be cut off. (Pro 23:18)(Pro 23:18)

the blessed hopethe blessed hope and glorious and glorious appearing of our…Jesus appearing of our…Jesus (Titus 2:13) (Titus 2:13)

because of because of the hopethe hope which is laid up which is laid up for you in heaven for you in heaven (Col 1:5)(Col 1:5)

HopeHopeProblem: current use in politicsProblem: current use in politicsProblem: changing meaning Problem: changing meaning Biblically: not “wish”Biblically: not “wish”Biblically: confidence, solidBiblically: confidence, solid

ThereforeTherefore…… Because of…Because of… … …our Heavenly Expectation (v3-5)our Heavenly Expectation (v3-5) … …our Purposeful Existence (v6-7)our Purposeful Existence (v6-7) … …our Amazing Relationship w/Jesus (v8-12)our Amazing Relationship w/Jesus (v8-12) … …revelation of Jesus (v5,7,9)revelation of Jesus (v5,7,9)

do this…do this…

Confidence in Christ’s coming

Therefore…Therefore…

Rest Confidence fully Rest Confidence fully uponupon - Hope: Confidence, expectation, - Hope: Confidence, expectation, solidsolid - Rest: Lean on, trust in, comfort - Rest: Lean on, trust in, comfort inin - Fully: lit to the end, lasting- Fully: lit to the end, lasting - Upon: not you…Him, His coming - Upon: not you…Him, His coming



Rest Confidence fully Rest Confidence fully uponupon

Ready Mind - Active Ready Mind - Active Thought OnThought On - Lit: Gird the loins of your - Lit: Gird the loins of your

mindmind - thus prepared, ready- thus prepared, ready


““Let your waist be girded Let your waist be girded and your and your lamps burning; and you lamps burning; and you yourselves be like men who yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when wait for their master, when he will return from the he will return from the wedding, that when he wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. ”open to him immediately. ”

Blessed are those servants Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he whom the master, when he comes, will find watching…comes, will find watching…And if he should come in And if he should come in the second watch, or come the second watch, or come in the third watch, and in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are find them so, blessed are those servants. those servants.

But know this, that if the But know this, that if the master of the house had master of the house had known what hour the thief known what hour the thief would come, he would have would come, he would have watched and not allowed his watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. house to be broken into.

Therefore you also be ready, Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.at an hour you do not expect.



Ready Mind - Active Ready Mind - Active Thought OnThought On - Lit: Gird the loins of your - Lit: Gird the loins of your

mindmind - thus prepared, ready- thus prepared, ready - Key: very intentional - Key: very intentional




Ready Mind - Active Thought Ready Mind - Active Thought OnOn

Uninhibited, having Self-Uninhibited, having Self-ControlControl - Sober, literal & - Sober, literal & metaphorical metaphorical


All things are lawful for All things are lawful for me, me,

but all things are not but all things are not helpful. All things are helpful. All things are lawful for me, lawful for me,

but I will not be but I will not be brought brought under the power under the power of any. of any.


Rest Confidence fully uponRest Confidence fully uponReady Mind - Active Thought Ready Mind - Active Thought OnOn

Uninhibited, having Self-Uninhibited, having Self-ControlControl - Sober, literal & metaphorical- Sober, literal & metaphorical

- 1 Peter 4:7- 1 Peter 4:7 - 1 Peter 5:8 - 1 Peter 5:8


But take heed to But take heed to yourselves, yourselves, lest your hearts be lest your hearts be weighed down with weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and and cares of this life, and that Day come on you that Day come on you unexpectedlyunexpectedly

But take heed to But take heed to yourselves, yourselves, lest your hearts be lest your hearts be weighed down with weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and and cares of this life, and that Day come on you that Day come on you unexpectedlyunexpectedly

For it will come as a snare on For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be always that you may be counted worthy to escape all counted worthy to escape all these things that will come these things that will come to pass, and to stand before to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.the Son of Man.


Rest Confidence fully uponRest Confidence fully uponReady Mind - Active Thought OnReady Mind - Active Thought OnUninhibited, having Self-ControlUninhibited, having Self-Control - Sober, literal & metaphorical- Sober, literal & metaphorical

- Not to be involved in, or let - Not to be involved in, or let anything deaden this anything deaden this

expectation expectation



Rest Confidence fully uponRest Confidence fully uponReady Mind - Active Thought Ready Mind - Active Thought OnOn

Uninhibited, having Self-Uninhibited, having Self-ControlControl

Why??? Why??? Q–told to look for what did not see?Q–told to look for what did not see?


Outlook determines outcome Outlook determines outcome attitude determines action. attitude determines action. A Christian who is looking A Christian who is looking for the glory of God has a for the glory of God has a greater motivation for present greater motivation for present obedience than a Christian obedience than a Christian who ignores the Lord’s return. who ignores the Lord’s return.

Warren Warren WiersbeWiersbe(1929 – ) (1929 – ) Teacher, Teacher, writerwriter

By faith Abraham obeyed when By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the he was called to go out to the place which he would receive place which he would receive as an inheritance...as an inheritance...By faith he dwelt in the land of By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promisehim of the same promise

These all died in faith, not These all died in faith, not having received the having received the promises, but having seen promises, but having seen them afar off were assured them afar off were assured of them, embraced them of them, embraced them and confessed that they and confessed that they were strangers and were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. pilgrims on the earth.

For those who say such For those who say such things declare plainly that things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to truly if they had called to mind that country from mind that country from which they had come out, which they had come out, they would have had they would have had opportunity to return. opportunity to return.

Therefore God is not Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a God, for He has prepared a city for them. city for them.

And Lot lifted his eyes and And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered that it was well watered everywhere (before the everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Zoar.

Then Lot chose for himself Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each they separated from each other. other.

Lot...saw…Sodom Lot...saw…Sodom (13:10)(13:10)

Lot chose for himself Lot chose for himself SodomSodom (13:11) (13:11)

Lot…pitched his tent even Lot…pitched his tent even as far as as far as Sodom Sodom (13:12)(13:12)

Lot…dwelt in Sodom Lot…dwelt in Sodom (14:12)(14:12)

God…delivered righteous Lot, God…delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked filthy conduct of the wicked (for that righteous man, (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless and hearing their lawless deeds)deeds)



Ready Mind - Active Ready Mind - Active Thought OnThought On



““But of that day and hour But of that day and hour no one knows, not even no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the angels of heaven, but My Father only. ”My Father only. ”

Likewise as it was also in Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed from heaven and destroyed them all. them all.

Even so will it be in the Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man day when the Son of Man is revealed. is revealed.

Remember Lot’s wife. Remember Lot’s wife.

Whoever seeks to save his Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will whoever loses his life will preserve it. preserve it.

I tell you, in that night there will I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed: the one will be two in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be be taken and the other will be left. left.

Two will be grinding together: Two will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the the one will be taken and the other left. other left.

Two will be in the field: the one Two will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.will be taken and the other left.



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