In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how our conduct is to be in a culture far away from God. This section reveals what are responses are to be when called to suffer for Christ and the opportunities to present the Gospel as a result of the suffering. .
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Peter
In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how our conduct is to be in a culture far away from God. This section reveals what are responses are to be when called to suffer for Christ and the opportunities to present the Gospel as a result of the suffering. .
1 PETER 3:12a – For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous THEME OF THE DAY. LIVING OUT THEOLOGY. They are big words and important words. Theologians call them “communicable” and “incommunicable”. They are referring to the attributes of God. For example, a couple of His communicable attributes are “wisdom”, “holiness”, and “love”. By being “communicable”, it means His people…
This sermon points us to the impact of holy speech, honorable conduct, and living harmonious when conflict comes; a strong witness for the Lord Jesus. These very actions and attitudes are counter-cultural and give the world a reason to ask us about the source of our conduct and hope.
1 PETER 3:8 – Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. THEME OF THE DAY. THE TENDER-HEARTED CHRISTIAN. Apart from Christ’s love for us, if we were forced to pick one other of His character traits that is of the greatest comfort to us, what would we pick? I know this…
In our journey through 1 Peter, the Apostle is showing us how much we need each other to be salt and light in a decaying culture. There are attitudes and actions we are to live out together to be the church that makes a difference in our world. In this one verse, he will reveal five of these attitudes and actions.