{"id":14412,"date":"2025-12-29T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14412"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:18:01","slug":"looking-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/12\/looking-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Title: Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Scripture: 2 Peter- Revelation 22<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I. GROWING IN FAITH (2 Peter)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

How can we be prepared?<\/p>\n

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            1. Become (like Christ<\/strong><\/span>). (1:3-4)<\/li>\n
            2. Keep (expanding<\/strong><\/span>). (1:5-9)<\/li>\n
            3. Pay attention to (Scripture<\/strong><\/span>). (1:12-20)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              II. GROWING IN LOVE (I John-Jude)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

              There needs to be balance between (truth and love<\/strong><\/span>).
              \nOur desire should not be (to win an argument<\/strong><\/span>) but to win (a disciple<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

              III. GROWING IN ANTICIPATION (Revelation) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

              No one knows when Jesus will return. What we must stand on is He (promised<\/strong><\/span>) that He will return.
              \nEach day we live brings us closer to His coming. Closing thoughts:<\/p>\n

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                        1. No story ends (more gloriously<\/strong><\/span>) than the biblical story.<\/li>\n
                        2. Our hope in this life and the one to come was secured in the (ultimate battle<\/strong><\/span>) that took
                          \nplace at the birth of Jesus.<\/li>\n
                        3. As a child of God you will one day stand (blameless before the Lamb<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
                        4. There is a time coming when everything sin (has broken<\/strong><\/span>) will be (made new again<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Next week: 2026 Theme: Still the ONE!
                          \nSermon: Still the ONE!
                          \nScripture: John 1:1-15; 6:68-69; Hebrews 1:1-14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                          2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: Looking Ahead Scripture: 2 Peter- Revelation 22 I. GROWING IN FAITH (2 Peter) How can we be prepared? Become (like Christ). (1:3-4) Keep (expanding). (1:5-9) Pay attention to (Scripture). (1:12-20) II. GROWING IN LOVE (I John-Jude) There needs to be balance between (truth and love). Our desire should not be … <\/p>\n

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