HOPE AND JOY FOR EXILES (1 OF 9)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12
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Hope and Joy for Exiles (1 of 9)
Series: Life in Exile
Josh Malone
1 Peter 1:1-12
Illus. Have you ever been somewhere and felt like you didn't belong? Have you ever felt like you didn't fit in? Some of you are like ''Yeah, I called that high school.'' High School can be an awkward time for people and the only thing worse is maybe middle school. We all know what its like to not feel like we fit somewhere. It can be discomforting... unless your not supposed to fit there... because you fit somewhere else altogether... then it can be comforting.
This morning we begin a series in the book of 1 Peter and it is written to a people that probably felt out of place in the world. They were suffering. They were being mistreated for their faith. So Peter writes these believers to encourage them how to live in light of this very fact... they are living where they don't belong. They are living life in exile. They feel out of place, because they ARE.
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1 Peter 1:1-2- Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [2] according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
This letter is written by Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.
Peter as an apostle had unique authority. He wants them to know this letter carries weight. Peter was the vocal leader of the disciples. He has been a fisherman. So you imagine a man's man, worked with his hands, smelled like Old Spice and fish. He was the one quick to speak. His personality in the gospels is brash and outspoken.
Peter knew what it was like to watch Jesus suffer, and out of fear not even be willing to identify yourself as knowing Him. But Peter also knew what it was like to experience life in the fullness of the Spirit and to suffer for Jesus.
Acts 5:40-42- and when they had cal ...
Series: Life in Exile
Josh Malone
1 Peter 1:1-12
Illus. Have you ever been somewhere and felt like you didn't belong? Have you ever felt like you didn't fit in? Some of you are like ''Yeah, I called that high school.'' High School can be an awkward time for people and the only thing worse is maybe middle school. We all know what its like to not feel like we fit somewhere. It can be discomforting... unless your not supposed to fit there... because you fit somewhere else altogether... then it can be comforting.
This morning we begin a series in the book of 1 Peter and it is written to a people that probably felt out of place in the world. They were suffering. They were being mistreated for their faith. So Peter writes these believers to encourage them how to live in light of this very fact... they are living where they don't belong. They are living life in exile. They feel out of place, because they ARE.
READ TEXT
1 Peter 1:1-2- Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [2] according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
This letter is written by Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.
Peter as an apostle had unique authority. He wants them to know this letter carries weight. Peter was the vocal leader of the disciples. He has been a fisherman. So you imagine a man's man, worked with his hands, smelled like Old Spice and fish. He was the one quick to speak. His personality in the gospels is brash and outspoken.
Peter knew what it was like to watch Jesus suffer, and out of fear not even be willing to identify yourself as knowing Him. But Peter also knew what it was like to experience life in the fullness of the Spirit and to suffer for Jesus.
Acts 5:40-42- and when they had cal ...
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