Sermon Notes December 13, 2015
“The Source of Truth” (2 Peter 1:16-21)
I. Two _______________ of the truth of the
message of the Bible.
A. ____________ confirm the message is true.
1. What the Bible contains are ____________
accounts of actual events. (Luke 1:1-2; Acts
1:9; 1 John 1:1-3)
2. The miracle Peter selected to affirm the truth
of the identity of Jesus and the truth of His
message ... was the miracle of the
____________. (Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-
13; Luke 9:28-36)
B. _______________ confirm the message is true.
1. A biblical definition of prophecy is “that which
communicates God’s ____________ to the
people and comes through divine inspiration.”
2. We gain greater ____________ in the word of
a prophet when we see some of his
predictions come true.
C. The affirmation of Peter in this passage is an
affirmation of Jesus as God’s unique __________
and an affirmation of the Bible as God’s own
____________. (2 Peter 1:21)
1. God used ___________ to bring us the Bible.
2. God worked through the agency of the
____________. (John 16:13)
3. God worked according to a ____________
defined as being “carried along.” (Jeremiah
1:9; Isaiah 55:11; 2 Timothy 3:16)
II. The appropriate response to what Peter says is
to _____________ Jesus and to ____________
the Bible.
A. God says, “This is My Son ... ____________ to
Him.” (Matthew 17:5)
B. God says, “This is My Word ... pay ____________
to it.”
Response Questions …
What are the most convincing proofs for you that the
Bible is true and Jesus is really who He said He was?
Which miracles from Jesus’ life are most impressive to
you? Why?