1 Peter: Radically Different
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1 Peter 4:1-11
Experiences tailored to our preferences, isolated in bubbles, always looking for the next thing that will be good for us…
Transition: Churches look a lot like the world…
Main Idea: The gospel produces radically different lives and radically different churches
Main Idea: The gospel produces radically different lives and radically different churches
1. In Jesus, we leave our sin in the past and live for God’s glory (1 Peter 4:1-6)
1. In Jesus, we leave our sin in the past and live for God’s glory (1 Peter 4:1-6)
Explanation: The gospel transforms our lives. We leave our past in the past. We are willing even to suffer ridicule and shame for the cause of Christ…
Illustration: Christianity and the stream—matching American culture rather than living transformed lives…
Application: In Jesus, abandon your past and live for the future; proclaim the gospel to a dying world…
2. The primary way we glorify God is through the local church (1 Peter 4:7-11)
2. The primary way we glorify God is through the local church (1 Peter 4:7-11)
Explanation: As sojourners, strangers, and exiles in the world, we need to band together as believers. The local church is “our people.” We come together as gospel-transformed individuals for the cause of Christ…
Illustration: Becoming people who prioritize the church…
Application: Live as an eternity-minded community…
Conclusion: Are you redeemed by Jesus? Are you living like it?
