God fully knows Himself and all things, actual and possible, in one simple, eternal act.
Psalm 147:5, Job 37:14-16, Heb 4:13, Isa 40:13, Rom 11:33-36, 1 John 3:20

God sees and hears Everything.
Ex 3:7, 2 Chr 16:9, Prov 15:3, Prov 5:21

God knows the beginning from the end.
Isa 46:9-11, Eph 1:3-12

God has perfect knowledge of each individual person and all of our ways.
Psalm 139:1-6, 15-18, Luke 12:7

God knows what we need.
Matt 6:8, 32, Matt 10:28-30

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Guest Speaker: Paul Forbat

2 Peter 1:1-11 New King James Bible (NKVJ)

¹ Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: ² Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, ³ as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, ⁴ by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. ⁵ But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, ⁶ to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, ⁷ to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. ⁸ For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; ¹¹ for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Outline:

1. Appreciate God’s Provision (1:3) – has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness
2. Adopt God’s Purpose (1:4) – that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature
3. Apply God’s Program (5-7) – giving all diligence, add to your faith
4. Appraise your Progress (8-10) – if these things are yours and abound
5. Anticipate your Prize (11) – so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly

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