Be Perfect, Pt 2 - Derek Prince

Derek Prince Sermons: Be Perfect: This is an original Bible Study, teaching by Derek Prince. Derek Prince points out that perfection encompasses two related aspects: maturity and completeness. Walk with Derek through 2 Peter 1:2-7 as he uncovers each of these building blocks, explaining how to empower you to incorporate each one into the foundation of your life.

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III. Seven Steps Upward (cont’d.)
C. Step 3: Self-control
1. With endurance it is an essential requirement for further progress
2. Pattern of an athlete (1 Cor. 9:24–27)
a Self-controlled (v. 25)
b. With a goal in mind—not aimless (v. 26 [Prov. 29:18])
c. Know your enemy and how to deal with him!
d. Discipline and bring into subjection your fleshly desires—also moods and
attitudes (anger, resentment, bitterness, self-pity, depression)
e. Proclaim 2 Cor. 5:17
D. Step 4: Perseverance / Endurance
1. Must have self-control to endure
2. Diligence to the end—not lazy—with faith and patience (Heb. 6:11–15)
3. A gap between doing God’s will and receiving His promise (Heb. 10:36)
4. Run with endurance—a marathon (Heb. 12:1)
E. Step 5: Godliness
1. What is it? The presence of God with you
2. Requires spiritual exercise (1 Tim. 4:7–8)
a. Prayer
b. Bible study
c. Scripture memorization
d. Meditation
e. Self-denial
f. Fasting
3. Especially in these last days (2 Pet. 3:11–12)—contrast Jude 14–15 “ungodly”
appears four times
F. Step 6: Brotherly Love: love for our fellow Christians
1. Sometimes the most severe test (Ps. 55:12–14)
2. Possible only through the new birth (1 Pet. 1:22–23)
3. Our primary witness to the world (John 13:34–35)
4. Must be expressed by practical sacrifice (1 John 3:16–17)
G. Step 7: Love / Agape
1. God’s love—when we were: without strength, ungodly, sinners, enemies of
God (Rom. 5:6–10)
2. Repaying good for evil (Matt. 5:44–48)
3. Only good is strong enough to overcome evil (Rom. 12:21)—respond with the
opposite Spirit

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