Precious Blood

WE ARE THE Precious Blood Chosen Family Precious Stones Holy Service One Nation SAME 1 Peter 1:22 – 2:10 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 1:6-7 You have been Distressed -If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, -persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; -in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, inbeatings, in imprisonments, -in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death. 1 Cor 15:32, 2 Cor 4:9, 6:4-5, 11:23 FAITH Tested by FIRE Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 Prepare minds for ACTION Keep SOBER in spirit Fix hope on GRACE Answer to Distress As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:14-16 DO NOT CONFORM HOLY Lusts Ignorance OBEDIENT CHILDREN If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 1 Peter 1:17-18 If you call Him FATHER If you know He sees - your WORK - your PAST THIS WORLD IS NOT YOU WERE REDEEME D RANSOM was PAID but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 1 Peter 1:19-21 ALL of US WERE REDEEME D Precious BLOOD LAMB Foreknown Appeared Spotless Raised LAM B ‘Last Times’ For YOUR sake Believers GLORY! FAITH & HOPE ARE IN GOD SAME Father Distress History Our REACTION Should Be the SAME