1 peter 4 and 5
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1 Peter 4 and 5. Different community, Different values, D ifferent practices. As Jesus suffered, you suffer. Verse 7. The end is near! What do you do?. Agape one another. This covers a LOT of sin. Hospitality WITHOUT grumbling. Use what you HAVE!. Verse 12. Don’t be surprised!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1 Peter 4 and 5
Different community, Different values,
Different practices
As Jesus suffered, you suffer
Verse 7
The end is near! What do you do?
Agape one another
This covers a LOT of sin
Hospitality WITHOUT grumbling
Use what you HAVE!
Verse 12
Don’t be surprised!
Be GLAD when people insult you?
Judgment begins with us
Leading and learning
Doesn’t work without humility
Doesn’t work without humility
Cast anxiety on Him
Ps. 55:23
How to beat anxiety?
Rest in this fact: God cares for you.
But don’t be stupid.
Verse 8
Think clearly. Pay attention.
Supernatural realities are not taken seriously
“We live in a time when modern people have difficulty even using words like ‘good’ and evil.” Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind
Pay attention to transcendent language when tragedy strikes
Verse 10-12
Stand firm in…grace.
“Whenever Christian have forgotten that walking in the steps of Jesus is costly, 1 Peter has been a forgotten book. The ‘true grace of God’ hardly seems necessary for communities
which are rich with their own resources. Where membership in the family of God is offered at bargain-basement prices, the message of 1
Peter is sure to be irrelevant, for only alien communites will find that this
book still speak a word of encouragement.”
“Where people are offered what they want, the call to follow Jesus ‘in His steps’ is not heard. Instead, what is offered is affluence, peace of mind,
and other itemson the perceived wish list of viewers. It is a world far removed from 1 Peter, where the true grace of God is costly and
demanding. Historically, when the church maintained its identity, it made an impression on the wider populace. The proper role of the
church in culture is not to offer the populace what it wants, but to follow
the path of the rejected ine who gave Himself for others.”
“Today the task for the church is not to become more popular to a secular
society, but to be faithful to its commitment. Our story did not begin with a popular Savior, but with one whose people did not receive Him.”
—James Thompson, The Church In
Exile
Where are we?
Prayer