Waiting for Christ's return means being a repenting, holy, forward-looking, and growing people. The final sermon in the Opening Up 2 Peter series.

The Lord is not slow but patient. 2 Peter 3:8–13 explains the Second Coming, the day of the Lord, and God's promise of new heavens and a new earth.

Scoffers ask, “Where is the promise of his coming?” 2 Peter 3:1–7 calls believers to remember the sure truth of Christ's return in a scoffing age.

Peter's final word on false teachers exposes their sins, their empty teaching, and their coming judgment—so the church clings to the truth of God's Word.

The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and keep the unrighteous for judgment. Hope for the church from 2 Peter 2:4–10 and God's past acts.

Just as false prophets arose in Israel, false teachers will arise within the church. A sermon on 2 Peter 2:1–3 exposing their ways in the last days.

How do we know Scripture is God's Word? Peter's eyewitness of the Transfiguration and the fulfilled prophetic word give certainty for our faith and life.

How do we build on the foundation of grace? 2 Peter 1:5–15 calls us to grow in faith, confirm our calling and election, and walk toward eternal glory.

God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. This sermon on 2 Peter 1:3–4 unfolds the gracious foundation of the Christian life in Christ.

Who are you in relation to God? Dr. Daniel Hyde opens 2 Peter 1:1–2 to show how believers stand secure by faith in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

The golden chain of salvation cannot be broken. Dr. Daniel Hyde on the believer's weakness, our call to persevere, and God's power to preserve us.

Regeneration is a heavenly birth, a new creation, a miraculous resurrection. Dr. Daniel Hyde on the Spirit's lavish grace in making dead sinners alive.

We can't know what grace is unless we know what our sins are. Dr. Daniel Hyde on our glorious creation, heinous deformation, and need for regeneration.

Did Christ die for all or for some? Scripture says both: he died for all sufficiently and for the elect savingly. Dr. Daniel Hyde on Christ's redemption.

What does it mean that God elects? Dr. Daniel Hyde gives eight biblical answers to the doctrine of election—and four ways every believer should respond.

The eternal Son of God took to himself a true human nature from the virgin Mary. What happened in the incarnation, how, why, and how it benefits us.

Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God; we are adopted children by grace. And with his precious blood he purchased us to be his very own.

Christ is anointed as our prophet, priest, and king—the triple cure for our ignorance, guilt, and corruption—and every Christian shares in his anointing.

Names have meaning, and Jesus means Savior: he saves us from our sins, and salvation is not to be sought or found in anyone else. Mark 2 and Q&A 29–30.

Providence is the almighty, ever-present power of God. Knowing it makes us patient in adversity, thankful in prosperity, and confident for the future.