1. Message Fifteen FAITH VIA PROPHECY’S REFINERY 1 Peter 1:6-9

2. Thesis: God uses prophecy to set our expectations.

3. An Experiential Exegesis of Right Expectations 1. The right expectation can provoke hopeful anticipation

4. An Experiential Exegesis of Right Expectations 1. The right expectation can provoke hopeful anticipation 2. The right expectation can provide helpful motivation

5. An Experiential Exegesis of Right Expectations 1. The right expectation can provoke hopeful anticipation 2. The right expectation can provide helpful motivation 3. The right expectation can preserve high-fidelity adoration

6. Point 1. Our future expectation should result in hopeful anticipation, motivation, and adoration.

7. Point 2. There are two aspects to faith: faith in the now and belief about the not yet.

8. How to Get Faith from God’s Refinery 1. Receiving Faith’s Testing, 1-7

9. Definition: Mercy means to extend compassionate treatment to those under your power and authority.

10. Reasons to Rejoice I have received abundant mercy from God, v 3 I have obtained and incorruptible inheritance from God, v 4 I have am guarded by the power of God, v 5

11. Definition: “Manifold temptations” means people of faith have to deal with a motley crew of diverse trials that have a variety of character.

12. Point 3. Don’t lose your eternal perspective dealing with earthbound problems.

13. Faith and Gold A. Both faith and gold experience a refining process

14. Point 4. The reason God permits your faith to go through the fire, is to make it pure.

15. Faith and Gold B. While gold is valuable, your faith is morevaluable

16. Faith and Gold B. While gold is valuable, your faith is more valuable C. Our faith will last, though gold will eventually perish

17. Point 5. The fire of our trials demonstrates the genuineness of our faith, and the reason it will show your faith is real is when it perseveres.

18. How to Get Faith from God’s Refinery 1. Receiving Faith’s Testing, 1-7 2. Remembering Faith’s Target, 8-9

19. Point 6. Belief is more than an acknowledgement of the facts, because it results in an affection for the Lord.

20. Point 7. You may not be able to rejoice as you look around your trials, but prophecy teaches us to rejoice as we look ahead.