Doing Good (1 Peter 2:13-17)
Key Idea: Our hope must not be to beat the culture, but win people for Christ. Our witness to our culture must be faithful Our witness to our culture must be missional Our witness to our culture must be convictional Our witness to our culture must be visible Our love must be seen, not just […]
Work as a Witness (1 Peter 2:18-23)
Key Idea: We are created to work and are called to witness for Christ in the way that we work.
Evangelism and the Glory of God (1 Peter 2:11-12)
Proclaiming Our King (1 Peter 2:9-10)
Rejected But Resurrected (1 Peter 2:4-8)
Key Idea: As believers living in this fallen world, we are and will be rejected, but in Christ we are and will be resurrected. Rejected By Men: Chosen by God Rejected By Men -> Exalted By God
Loving Others By Loving Christ (1 Peter 1:22-2:3)
Key Idea: We love others faithfully by first allowing the Word to encourage our love for Christ.
Holding Fast to Hope (1 Peter 1:13-21)
Our Privileged Salvation (1 Peter 1:10-12)
A thoughtfully written salvation A costly salvation A salvation which you heard A salvation which you enjoy
Trials, Refined Faith, and Inexpressible Joy (1 Peter 1:6-9)
Key Idea: Trials are God doing what is necessary to pursue what is precious. God will do what is necessary to pursue what is precious. The precious that God wants for us is refined faith. Refined faith leads to inexpressible joy. Joy in knowing and experience the object of your love (v. 8) Joy in […]
Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-5)
Key Idea: Three realities of God’s care to fuel our living hope: His great mercy establishes our hope (v. 3) His future grace directs our hope (v. 4) The ministry of hope for the Christian: not optimism- minimizing the bad to focusing on the good or potential good not stoicism- enduring suffering without displaying pain […]