Sermons
Devotional - What the Church Needs: Exemplary Living
Verses: 1 Peter 2:9-12 NASB
I.We need to see what we are (9-1)
A. What are we?
---->_________ _________
---->_________ _________
---->_________ _________
---->We are a people for God's own possession.
B. What were we?
---->We were in _________ but are now in the _________ (Acts 26:18; Phil. 2:15)
---->We were _____ a people but are now ______ people (Eph. 2:11-22)
---->We had not received_________ but now have received _________.
C. Therefore we proclaim God's excellencies!
---->What a strong motivation to praise God!
---->Acknowledging what God has done for us helps us avoid the trap of pride and gives us a strong sense of purpose.
II. We need to be what we are (11-12)
A. We must abstain from _______ ______. Why?
---->Because we are aliens and strangers (2:11).
---->We are not at home in this world (Heb. 11:9-10; 13:14)
---->"...our citizenship is in _________" (Phil. 3:20; cf. John 15:19; 17:14-16; 18:36)
---->Because these lusts ______ _____ against the soul.
----> Satan can use these lusts against us.
----> If we let our lusts win, we lose.
B. We must keep our behavior Godly. Why?
---->So outsiders will change their minds (2:12). What changes their minds? Our ______ deeds (2:12)
---->So they will_________ God (12; Matt 5:16)
***Answers from NASB, yours may differ slightly according to your Bible version.
I. A. What are we?
---->chosen people
---->royal priesthood
---->holy nation
B. What were we?
---->We were in __darkness__ but are now in the __light__ (Acts 26:18; Phil. 2:15)
---->We were __not___ a people but are now __God's__ people (Eph. 2:11-22)
---->We had not received__mercy_ but now have received __mercy__.
II. A. We must abstain from _sinful_ _desires_. Why?
---->"...our citizenship is in _Heaven_" (Phil. 3:20; cf. John 15:19; 17:14-16; 18:36)
---->Because these lusts _wage__war_ against the soul.
B. What changes their minds? Our _good_ deeds (2:12)
---->So they will _glorify_ God (12; Matt 5:16)
