1 Peter 4:7-11

v7 – THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING SOON

Since we know the end of the world is coming soon, what do we need to be doing???????

(1.) KEEP YOUR MIND STEADY, CLEAR AND CALM – v7

-50,000-60,000 thoughts come through our minds every day from the Lord, flesh, and enemy.  The enemy and flesh place a lot of thoughts in our minds

-two things we can do to battle those thoughts.

1. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT

2. CHANGE YOUR THINKING TO ALIGN WITH THE WORD OF GOD

-Pull down non-Biblical thoughts and replace them with Biblical thoughts

-in context, Peter is talking about end time thoughts

(2.) THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING SOON AND WE MUST PRAY – v7

-if we are anxious or fearful then we will not pray

-for our prayers to be answered there are 2 ways to pray

                    1. Pray the Word – Colossians 1:9-14

-the Word of God is the will of God

                    2. Pray in Tongues – Romans 8:26-28

-speaking in tongues does not save anyone.  Only the blood of Jesus saves

-Jesus baptizes people in the Holy Spirit

-there are many evidences of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit

(3.) LOVE EACH OTHER DEEPLY – v8

Above all things – means before everything else

fervent – means intense, constant, deep…It is the picture of a horse at a  fast gallop or a runner stretching toward the finish line

THE WORD FERVENT SPEAKS OF ONE MAIN POINT…….

Fervent Love Covers

-this is a love that refuses to deliberately expose the sins of others

-Genesis 9:18-28