WIVES AND HUSBANDS PT. 1 (10 OF 20)
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6
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Wives and Husbands Pt. 1 (10 of 20)
Series: 1 Peter
Robert Dawson
1 Peter 3:1-6
Charades is a game that tests your ability to communicate a message without the use of words or sounds. It is hilarious to watch and embarrassing to participate in and can be extremely difficult but not impossible. The more complex and abstract the word or concept the harder it is to act out. It's one thing to try and get someone to guess the word ''running'' and quite another to get them to guess the word ''justice'' or ''hope.''
As believers we are called to communicate the Gospel. That is a message that is often very difficult for people to grasp. The concepts of sin, judgment, holiness, righteousness, hell or even grace and mercy seem to be foreign to them.
Communicating the Gospel is not always easy. The solution to our communication problem is not more words, fancier words, increased rhetorical skills, contemporary styles or slick presentations (though working hard at verbally communicating the Gospel is a worthwhile endeavor). The solution is found in linking our words/messaging with our behavior/actions and attitudes. The linking of our words (what we say), our behavior (observable actions) and our attitudes (which people do pick up on) form a bridge that connects us to the world around us and opens the door for the Gospel.
Peter, in this letter, encourages us to live beautiful and compelling lives - lives that point others to Christ and highlight the Gospel. He is going to show us what that life looks like in: (1) Society (2) At Work and (3) At Home.
What makes the application of these biblical truths amazing is the audience to whom they are given. Peter is speaking to a group of people who were more than likely being mistreated, marginalized and victimized by the world around them because of their faith and how we relate to these things says something about how we relate to God - says something about where we are spiritually.
We have already learned ...
Series: 1 Peter
Robert Dawson
1 Peter 3:1-6
Charades is a game that tests your ability to communicate a message without the use of words or sounds. It is hilarious to watch and embarrassing to participate in and can be extremely difficult but not impossible. The more complex and abstract the word or concept the harder it is to act out. It's one thing to try and get someone to guess the word ''running'' and quite another to get them to guess the word ''justice'' or ''hope.''
As believers we are called to communicate the Gospel. That is a message that is often very difficult for people to grasp. The concepts of sin, judgment, holiness, righteousness, hell or even grace and mercy seem to be foreign to them.
Communicating the Gospel is not always easy. The solution to our communication problem is not more words, fancier words, increased rhetorical skills, contemporary styles or slick presentations (though working hard at verbally communicating the Gospel is a worthwhile endeavor). The solution is found in linking our words/messaging with our behavior/actions and attitudes. The linking of our words (what we say), our behavior (observable actions) and our attitudes (which people do pick up on) form a bridge that connects us to the world around us and opens the door for the Gospel.
Peter, in this letter, encourages us to live beautiful and compelling lives - lives that point others to Christ and highlight the Gospel. He is going to show us what that life looks like in: (1) Society (2) At Work and (3) At Home.
What makes the application of these biblical truths amazing is the audience to whom they are given. Peter is speaking to a group of people who were more than likely being mistreated, marginalized and victimized by the world around them because of their faith and how we relate to these things says something about how we relate to God - says something about where we are spiritually.
We have already learned ...
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