Object Lesson - Growing in Godliness – 2 Peter 1 1-11

7/28/2019 Object Lesson - Growing in Godliness 2 Peter 1 1-11

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Object Lesson:Growing in

Godliness 2

Peter 1:1-11

This Object Lesson foryouth, uses a nested

Russian doll toillustrate our growth as

Christians.

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Description

This Object Lesson for youth, uses anested Russian doll to illustrate our

growth as Christians.


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Materials

A Matryoshka doll (ideally with at least 8

nested dolls)

A Russian Matryoshka doll is a set of

hollow wooden dolls which split open into

a top and bottom half to reveal additional

dolls of decreasing size each placed oneinside the other. The outer doll is

traditionally a woman, as reflected in the

name which means little matron. The

inner dolls can be male or female. The

innermost doll, made from a single piece

of wood is typically a baby. While they aresmooth rounded wooden carvings, the

painting of each doll can be very intricate

and often follows a theme.


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Scriptural Background

Approximate Date: 63-68 A.D.

shortly after 1 Peter. Neros

persecution began in 64 A.D., and

Peter was martyred approximately 67

A.D.

Place of Writing: Babylon

Three-Fold Purpose: 1) Encourage

growth, 2) To correct against false

teaching, 3) Promote holy living.

Theme and Key Word: Knowledge.

Key verse: 3:18 But grow in the

grace and knowledge of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory

both now and forever! Amen.


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Outline:

2 Peter 1:2-3 Gods Provision Describes Gods provision and the

believers enablement

2 Peter 1:5-7 Our Responsibility

Describes our human responsibility

of seeing to it that the various

Christian virtues are included in our

lives.

The divine nature works at its best

efficiency when the believer

cooperates with it in not only

determining to live a life pleasing to

God, but definitely stepping out in

faith and living that life. ~Kenneth

Samuel Wuest


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Key Lessons

1:5-7 Peter begins with for this very

reason (because you are a partaker of

the divine nature) make every effort

(pareisphero) that is, add or

contribute on your own part the

necessary actions to confirm your

profession of faith by godly living. The

verb rendered add (epichoregeo to

supply in copious measure) is not

simply to add one virtue to another.

Rather, the meaning is to develop onevirtue in the exercise of another, with

each new grace springing out of and

perfecting, or tempering the other.


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In the exercise of faith, believers are to

generously provide goodness.

In the exercise of goodness, believers

are to copiously provide knowledge.

In the exercise of knowledge, believers

are to lavishly provide self-control.

In the exercise of self-control, believers

are to plentifully provide perseverance.

In the exercise of perseverance,

believers are to abundantly provide

godliness.

In the exercise of godliness, believers

are to bountifully provide brotherly

kindness (Philadelphia). In the exercise of brotherly kindness,

believers are to generously provide

agape love.


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1:8-9. Peters promise is that those who

possess these virtues and build on

them will grow spiritually and will not

be idle in pressing toward a fuller

knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.Those who do not are spiritually

nearsighted, having forgotten his initial

salvation experience.


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1:10-11. Verse 10 is the key to thissection. The believer will make his

calling and election sure, that is, he will

satisfy himself that he is saved, or

confirm his salvation by his godly living.

There is some debate of the security of

the believer, which some say is objectiveand cannot be disturbed, and the

subjective experience of knowing and

feeling you are saved because you are

doing your part in allowing the Holy

Spirit to produce the kind of virtues

characteristic of a Christian.


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Icebreaker Questions to Stimulate

Discussion

What did you want to be when you

grew up?

What are your current dreams for

the future? What kind of person do

you want to be? How do you want

your life to be remembered by

others?

What are some of the qualities you

admire in others? Other youth?

Parents? Adults? Leaders? Famous

people?

If you had a magic lamp with agenie and he could grant you three

personal qualities, what would you

wish for?


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Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

In 2 Peter 1 Chapter 1, Peter talks

about our growth as Christians. This

growth begins with faith and

culminates in love. Like the innermost

Matryoshka doll we begin as babes in

Christ. We are spiritually born again

through saving faith in Christ. But to

live life forever as a baby would be a

tragedy. Peter says that if we fail to

grow, it is akin to being nearsighted

and blind and forgetting that our sinshave been forgiven.


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This list of qualities are things that are

added to our godly character as we

grow in Christ. Each new quality does

not replace the one before it, but adds

to it. These are not things that we

possess then give up, as a childoutgrows old clothes. These qualities

are not marks on a growth chart, but

things that we hold inside our hearts

and that we carry forward with us as

we continue to mature in Christ.


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Heres the list:

faith goodness

knowledge

self-control

perseverance

godliness

brotherly kindness

love

NOTE: As you mention each quality,

add a new shell to the inner doll so that

it continues to grow in size. As we add

each one, we become more effective

and productive.


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Take it to the Next Level

Questions for discussion

How do you define each quality/

characteristic?

How does each character quality

relate to the one before it? Why is each quality important to

living a godly life as a youth?

For each of these qualities, what

would the effect be if a Christian

youth was missing that quality in his

or her life?


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What are some of the possible ways

that each quality would be

expressed in the way a youth lives

his or her life? Are these qualities

something we possess or

something that we do?

For each quality, what are some

things youth can do or practice the

make that quality part of who they

personally are?

As we grow in Christ, there is always

a combined effort with God, to live

the Christian life. We have to make

decisions and choose to act, butGod empowers us, guides us, and

provides for us. What are the things

that God does for us according to

this passage?


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1. Gave us faith through Christ(2 Peter 1:1)

2. Grace, Peace and Knowledge of God

and Christ (2 Peter 1:2)

3. Everything we need for life and

godliness (through his divine power)

(2 Peter 1:3)4. Called us (2 Peter 1:3)

5. Knowledge of God (2 Peter 1:3)

6. An example Gods Glory and

Goodness (2 Peter 1:3)

7. Precious Promises (2 Peter 1:4)


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What are some of the promises of

God that might help youth to

grow in each of these qualities?

How do the actions of God listed

in this passage apply to each ofthese qualities that we grow into

as Christians? How do they help

us to live life as a youth to reflect

these character traits?

Why has God given us all these

things?
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1. To participate in the divine nature

(becoming Christlike) (2 Peter 1:4)

2. To Escape the corruption of the

world caused by evil desires (2

Peter 1:4)

3. To be effective and productive in

our walk (2 Peter 1:8)

4. To reinforce our faith (2 Peter 1:10)

so that we are secure in faith

know that have been saved.

5. So that we will not fail (2 Peter

1:10)6. To be richly welcomed into heaven

(2 Peter 1:11)


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Application to Youth

What are some ways you can practicethese as a youth?

When you look at this list of qualities,

which ones do you possess and

practice most? Which are most lacking

in your life? Which do you find most

difficult?

What are some ways you can express

these qualities this week as you

encounter others at school, at home,

or in church?

How do these qualities prevent us

from being in effective and

unproductive?


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How can those in the youth

group support each other and

encourage one another toward

growth in these areas?

What can the youth ministry and

parents do to help you to grow? If you were to have all these

godly qualities in increasing

measure, how would it effect

your life, your testimony, your

actions?

What are the benefits ofpursuing godliness?


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Closing Prayer

Go through each of the qualities in

prayer with God. Ask him to reveal

the truth about these qualities in

your own life. Ask him to make clearopportunities to express your faith to

through these qualities as a living

testimony to Christ.


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