1. Crave spiritual nourishment, so that you may grow (v. 2).
2. Believer, consider your experience of the Lord’s goodness as a motivation to grow up into salvation (v. 3).
1. Take to heart the call to put away sin (v. 1).
2. Specific sins that hinder sincere brotherly love within Christ’s body, and which therefore must be put away (v. 1).
1. The Word of God is imperishable (v. 23).
2. The Word of God is living and abiding (v. 23).
1. Let us heed our heavenly Father’s call to holiness (vv. 14-16).
2. Let us conduct ourselves in this present life with an attitude of holy fear (vv. 17-21).
1. Prepare you minds for action (v 13a)!
2. Be sober – minded (v. 13b)!
3. Set your hope fully on future grace (v. 13c).
Deuteronomy 5:1-22
1. The identification of the biblical prophets.
2. The function of biblical prophets.
3. The searching of the old covenant prophets (vv. 10-11).
1. The character of the Christian’s trials (v. 6).
2. The purpose of the Christian’s trials (vv. 6-7).