Transcript Living for God – Studies in 1 Peter OUR GRATITUDE FOR GOD

Living for God – Studies in 1 Peter
OUR GRATITUDE FOR
GOD’S GRACE AND
MERCY
(1 Peter 1:1-12)
Penge Baptist Church
7th April 2013
Who was Peter?
One of Jesus’ first disciples – and their
leader
Sometimes right, sometimes wrong!
Adventurous and willing to try
Loyal – until Jesus’ arrest
Jesus forgave and re-commissioned him
Fearless preacher at Pentecost and
afterwards
Died in Rome under Nero
Living for God
Key theme of 1 Peter
Following God’s gift at Easter….
….how shall we respond?
1 Peter 1:1-12
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect,
strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have
been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,
for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his
blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth
into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can
never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you,
who through faith are shielded by God’s power until
the coming of the salvation that is ready to be
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a
little while you may have had to suffer grief
in all kinds of trials. These have come so
that your faith—of greater worth than gold,
which perishes even though refined by fire—
may be proved genuine and may result in
praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is
revealed.
Though you have not seen him, you love
him; and even though you do not see him
now, you believe in him and are filled with an
inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are
receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation
of your souls.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who
spoke of the grace that was to come to you,
searched intently and with the greatest care,
trying to find out the time and circumstances
to which the Spirit of Christ in them was
pointing when he predicted the sufferings of
Christ and the glories that would follow. It was
revealed to them that they were not serving
themselves but you, when they spoke of the
things that have now been told you by those
who have preached the gospel to you by the
Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels
long to look into these things.
What God has done for
us
Besides “general grace”!
The Father’s choice
Conviction from the Holy Spirit
Forgiveness through Christ’s blood
New life and hope at the resurrection…
…which cannot be taken from us
God’s protection
God’s gift of salvation
What is salvation?
Justification

Sins are forgiven, we stand innocent on the Day of
Judgement
Sanctification

We become more like Jesus in this life,
empowered by the Holy Spirit
Glorification

And are resurrected on the last day to live with the
Lord forever
Our privilege
How would life be without “special
grace”?
Our natural fears would remain
 A life without meaning….
 ….with no hope beyond death

Privileged beyond the prophets and the
angels
Our response of
gratitude
Praise and worship
Faith and belief
Joy
Love for the Lord
A godly view of trials
Gratitude in our lives
Living a holy life (1 Peter 1:13-2:3)
Living together as God’s people (1 Peter 2:412)
Submission and respect for others (1 Peter
2:13-3:7)
Proclaiming Christ in word and action (1
Peter 3:8-22)
Standing apart from the world, prepared for
the end (1 Peter 4:1-19)
Caring for each other, resisting the devil (1
Peter 5:1-11)