Sermon Series:
This week, Greg Frankenfield contiues our journey through 1 Peter. He speaks to us being instructed to submit to every human authority for the Lord's sake.
Sermon Passage: 1 Peter 2:13-17
Sermon Outline
1. Make a decision to submit to every human authority for the Lord's sake.
To silence foolish criticism
To express the character of Christ to the world around us
To trigger unbelievers to admiration and asking, "why?"
2. Make a decision to submit to God as his slaves/bondservants
Don't use our freedom as a cover for sinful lives
Live lifestyles, make choices based on God's commanbds and priorities
To trigger unbleliever to admiration and asking, "why?"
3.Show honor to everyone and especially to the family of God
Submit ourselves to one another
Love/Serve/Care for one another in very concrete actions.
To express our discipleship to Jesus to each other and to unbelievers
All of us created for good works and testimony...all of us!
Study/Discussion Questions
- Have you ever had the experience of being mocked, excluded, criticized for your Christian faith, lifestyle, chracter, priorities?
- What small of big change could you make in your use of time, talent, or treasure that would more perfectly express the commands or character of Jesus?
- Have you ever been the recipient of someone's "one another love?"
- How would you like to grow in a deeper devotion to another member of God's family?
Greg Frankenfield.mp3- Length: 1:34:20
