Chosen
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1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”
8 and “A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Chosen in imperfection
Chosen in imperfection
He came to Jesus
++Impulsive
++full of weaknesses
The impact of Jesus
++A change of Assignment
18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
The impact of Jesus
++A change of Assignment
++A change his name
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
The Purpose of 1 Peter
The Purpose of 1 Peter
The Writing was to
++Encourage
++Strengthen
31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.
32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”
Peter would reveal a resilient faith
Peter would reveal a resilient faith
His faith was tested
++In His response to the word (Luke 5)
++When he walked on the water (Mat 14:28)
++In Satan’s Sifter
Jesus prayed for Him
++Not against Satan
++Not against the sifter
++That his faith remains
The test is never the problem _it is the process_
The test is never the problem _it is the process_
Faith is
++Not optimism
++Positive thinking
++The preparation of the heart
1 The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
The Writing was to
Encourage
Strengthen
++Bring Nourishment
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
Chosen for an Inheritance
Chosen for an Inheritance
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
A Living Hope
A Living Hope
A Living Hope
++A work of God’s abundant mercy
++Made possible through the resurrected Christ
An Inheritance
++Incorruptible
++Undefiled
++Unfading
12 Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech—
13 unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away.
18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
A Genuine Faith
A Genuine Faith
7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
God is at work
++In Christ
++For us
++Even in time of trouble
Chosen to Know Jesus
Chosen to Know Jesus
When Jesus is revealed
When Jesus is revealed
Our Faith
++Brings a praise to God
++Honors His name
Being Chosen requires a response
Being Chosen requires a response
4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
The Chosen must
++Come to Him
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
The Chosen must
Come to Him
++See Him as he is
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
The Chosen must
Come to Him
See Him as he is
++Believe in Him
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”
The Chosen must
Come to Him
See Him as he is
Believe in Him
++Proclaim Him
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.