The End in Sight
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In a world ravaged by sin, suffering, and sorrow, even the people of God can grow weary in praying, "Come, Lord Jesus." Today, Derek Thomas lifts our eyes once again to our blessed and unfailing hope: the return of Christ to make all things new.
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| 0:00.0 | When you find yourself in trouble, when you find yourself facing the darkness, facing disease, |
| 0:07.0 | does your mind drift to the new heavens and new earth and the beauty that awaits you, the glory that awaits you? |
| 0:16.0 | Looking in anticipation and looking in faith? |
| 0:20.0 | Sometimes, if we feel discouraged, if we lack confidence because we see some areas where it may appear that the kingdom of darkness is advancing, |
| 0:35.0 | it's because we have forgotten, as Peter says, that according to God's promise, we are waiting for a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. |
| 0:46.0 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and you're listening to renewing your mind. |
| 0:51.0 | Earlier this year, thousands of Christians gathered in Orlando, Florida for Ligonier's 2023 National Conference. |
| 1:00.0 | Our conference theme was stand firm. |
| 1:03.0 | We sought to encourage God's people to live courageously and without compromise in turbulent times. |
| 1:11.0 | Yesterday, Stephen Nichols encouraged us by reminding us of Jesus' promise that he will build his church. |
| 1:18.0 | Today, Derek Thomas reminds us of another promise that there will come a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. |
| 1:27.0 | I still appreciated this reminder from Derek Thomas. |
| 1:30.0 | Here's his message, the end inside. |
| 1:34.0 | My assigned text today is 2 Peter 3, 8 through 13, but I'm going to pick it up right at the opening verse of chapter 3 for some context. |
| 1:51.0 | So, 2 Peter, chapter 3, and verse 1. |
| 1:57.0 | This is now the second letter that I'm writing to you, beloved, in both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, |
| 2:11.0 | that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through our apostles. |
| 2:25.0 | Knowing this, first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. |
| 2:35.0 | They will say, where is the promise of his coming? |
| 2:41.0 | Forever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation. |
| 2:50.0 | For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God. |
| 3:01.0 | And that by means of these, the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. |
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