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WHAT MAKES A HERO? - Choosing the Right Hero

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WHAT MAKES A HERO? - Choosing the Right Hero   INTRODUCTION:       Heroes, Mentors – We all have somebody that we admire and study his or her life very closely. We have a catalogue of Bible heroes that we can pattern our lives after and if we do, this will help us become good examples in this present world. Thank God for Jesus who is the Author and Finisher of our faith – without any flaw or mistake. We will run our Christian race successfully if we continue to pattern our lives after these heroes of faith while we watch and pray and align our lives and conduct every day.   WHAT MAKES A HERO? God Uses Imperfect People, They Were People of Deep Prayer and Consecration, They Faced Severe Opposition, They Carried Unique Spiritual Assignments, They Paid a Great Price. Courage and forgiveness can change a nation. Age does not limit courage and purpose. Stand for justice even when it is dangerous. True heroes serve others selflessly.   You wan...

DISCOVERY: Peter’s Second Letter

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  Peter’s Second Letter 2 Peter 1:1 through 3:18 KEY VERSE: “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)   1. Peter opened his letter with a greeting to those who had obtained “like precious faith with us.” Why is faith precious? Why do you think Peter used the word “like” (or “alike”) to describe the faith they had?   LESSON INSPIRATIONS: Faith is a very precious commodity. Without it, we cannot please God. We walk by faith; we live by faith. It is how we receive from God. By faith we know that the worlds were framed.   Focusing on the word “like,” - the faith spoken of here was not faith in general, but was literally a faith of the same kind that Peter had obtained. It was important that the believers’ faith was the same as the faith obtained by the Apostle, since the theme of 2 Peter would be a warning aga...