1. Set Your Hope By Setting Your Mind
1 Peter 1:13

2. Set Your Hope By Setting Your Mind
Fix Your Hope upon the Eternal Grace
There is an eternal grace being brought at the revelation of Jesus Christ
We must fix/set/rest our hope on that grace!
Biblical hope:
Involves expectation + desire fused together (Phil. 1:21-23)
Involves an unwavering confidence and assurance (2 Tim. 4:8)
Should be set fully, completely, unreservedly (2 Tim. 1:12)
Must be constantly reaching for the grace to be revealed (Phil. 3:12-14)
But that expectation and confidence is only for those for those who are walking faithfully with the Lord (cf. 1: )

3. Set Your Hope By Setting Your Mind
By First Controlling Your Thoughts
“Gird up the loins of your mind”
A Preparation: To gather up long, flowing garments by means of a belt
A Preventative: To keep from impeding or hindering desired activity
Before action is even taken, the mind must be engaged properly
Gathering up all improper thoughts, feelings and activities of mind
Restraining them
Removing those things that are improper/harmful
To keep them from hindering progress toward heaven (cf. 2 Cor. 10:5)
Christians have been called to active service in the kingdom (Luke 12:35-37)
Serving God demands loving Him with all one’s “mind” (Matt. 22:37)

4. Set Your Hope By Setting Your Mind
And Then By Controlling Your Temper
“Be sober”
A soberness which evidences itself in self-control and self-restraint
A soberness which is produced by continual calmness of mind and spirit
A soberness which considers matters in careful, watchful, circumspect, sensible ways to make wise decisions
The sober-minded exhibits great restraint of temper (cf. 1 Pet. 5:8; 4:7 + 2:11)
Controlling habits of thought
Controlling attitude toward irritations
Controlling the desires of the flesh

5. Have You Been Born Again?
Believe Jesus is God’s Son – John 1:12
Repent of your sins and turn to God – Acts 2:38
Confess your faith in Jesus – Romans 10:9-10
Be immersed into Christ – Mark 16:16
God will wash away all of your sins – Acts 22:16
God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47
God will register you in heaven – Hebrews 12:23
Walk faithfully with the Lord – 1 John 1:7