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MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS (4 OF 8)

by Jeff Geyer

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-12
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My Brothers and Sisters (4 of 8)
Series: No Place Like Home
Jeff Geyer
1 Peter 2:1-12


Big Idea: Peter helps us understand that our adoption brings us into God's family. Our church is made up of other adopted sons and daughters of God. We'll find best practices on how to best treat one another.

Intro: There has been plenty of change that we've experience since March. As we've dove into this fall, there is still plenty of change that we'll experience. There is school, work, an election, and holidays. On top of all that, there are relationships-marriage, kids, work, school, church. We want to take a look at a letter Peter wrote and find some inspiration as we end 2020 well.

Peter, a close friend to Jesus, wrote a letter that circulated around local churches. This letter was written to encourage followers of Jesus that hope in our true home empowers us to live Jesus-centered lives in our temporary home. This big idea will be seen through each week as we read through Peter's first of two letters.

Here's my ask as we jump into this series-join a group. All of our adult groups will be aligned for the next eight weeks as we go through this series. Each week there will be discussion questions from the Sunday teaching. We believe that doing a study like this together will strengthen our groups, which will strengthen our church. Having a group of people going in the same direction under the same mission/vision can achieve a lot. Think of a football team...when every one is going the same direction under the same mission/vision winning usually happens.

Tension: I would bet (if I were a betting guy) that all of us have heard of adoption. There are different types of adoption: Infant Foster Care Special Needs International

Each type has it's similarities: There's a decision to pursue a child There's a cost from the adoptive parent that they're willing to pay and have paid There's a commitment to provide for the child

The overall similarity is that ado ...

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