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Are You Good for Nothing? 1 Peter 3:13-17 Undeserved Suffering - transition 1 Peter 3:12 Enlighten - comfort - strengthen The General Principle If you do GOOD who will HARM you? -If you harm someone who is doing good you are acting unnaturally. There are Exceptions But - suggests a probability, not a…

For Those Who Need Examples 1 Peter 3:18-22 Jesus Suffered for Righteousness However his suffering had a great purpose Once for all If we don’t have priests - we don’t have the mass - and if we don’t have the mass we don’t have Jesus The just for the unjust To bring us to God Romans 5:1 His suffering…

Why Me Lord? Because Christians are not exempt from suffering We know that to live is to be exposure to all kinds of suffering Two types of respond Don’t be surprised . . . We shouldn’t be astonished Present imperative with the negative forbids the continual reaction that is natural to the human heart…

Me? Submit to Who? 1 Peter 2:13-20 Conduct Pleasing to God What is Commendable Conduct? We are to submit ourselves to: 1. Kings & governors 2. Masters Good & evil Good & bad Why Is It Commendable to do that? It is the will of God It silences the ignorance of foolish men Testimony/God is glorified It…

Before I Say Goodbye 1 Peter 5:5b-14 Live As A Servant With Humility Note in verse 5 there is a four word phrase And All of you A period after elder. New sentence. “All of you” Peter moves from the specific to the general To us Demanded in our dealings with one another we are to walk and act with humility.…

The Shepherd is Not to Fleece the Sheep 1 Peter 5:1-5 The Exhortation I appeal - Peter’s method of persuasion To those who are Elders Not advanced age but seniority and character Assumption: with age should come maturity and strong character The context here establishes that this is speaking of elders…

God Has Spoken 1 Peter 1:10-12 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son - Hebrews 1:1 In this you greatly rejoice Blessed be the God and the father of our Lord Jesus Christ Who gave us birth class=Section2>…

Safe and Secure 1 Peter 1:1-5 After you have suffered for a little while . . . A certain organization offered...a bounty of $5,000 for wolves captured alive. It turned Sam and Jed into fortune hunters. Day and night they scoured the mountains and forests looking for their valuable prey. "Exhausted one…

Truthless Accusations 1 Peter 2:11-12 The Apostle Peter is concerned about the conduct of the Christian community. How is the believer to live in the society in which they exist? The Believer’s Conduct -God has defined norms of conduct befitting his people. -In many ways these norms are few – they are…

Hope - Holiness - Harmony 1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3 The New Life in Christ You have been born AGAIN Life is more than the DASH The Admonition to Love What it is A Love that is willing to sacrifice for the benefit of others A love that causes you to be long-suffering A love that makes you treat others kindly…

Harmony in the Home 1 Peter 3:1-8 Two Stories: · My plane flight o Young boy with me – hadn’t seen mother since he was one. o Young girl in seat ahead – coming back from spending a month with her father somewhere on the eastern part of the US. o Young man sitting with Jane – coming to spend some time…