1. Recipe for Success 2 Peter 1:1-11

2. A. To those who have obtained like precious faith. 1. We have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. 2. Grace and peace have been multiplied to us in knowledge. We have been given great and precious promises.

3. B. For the reason of corruption in the world through lust. 1. Add to your FAITH… Faith is believing in something we cannot see. Belief + Action = Faith 2.VIRTUE… Moral excellence and goodness I Peter 2:9 3. KNOWLEDGE… Religious or moral insight / Understanding God’s will

4. 4. SELF-CONTROL… Control of ones emotions,desires and actions. 5. PERSEVERANCE… Patient effort; Persistence 6. GODLINESS… Devoted to God,devout and having godlike qualities 7. BROTHERLY KINDNESS… Friendly, kind and loyal as to ones on brother in the flesh. 8. LOVE… Deep devotion and concern for all.

5. C. You will never be barren or unfruitful in knowledge. D. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. E. For if we do these things you will never stumble; and an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

6. Add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self- control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

7. THE WAY TO SALVATION HEAR THE GOSPEL- ROMANS 10:17 BELIEVE – MARK 16:15-16 REPENT OF SINS- LUKE 13:3 CONFESS- ROMANS 10:10 BE BAPTIZED- ACTS 22:16