This qwwk, pastoral elder Eric Byrom looks at 1 Peter 2:11-12.  This passage forms a transition in the letter to a new portion and also serves to summarize 2:11-4:11.  

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Sermon Passage: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Sermon Outline

• Live a holy, loving life because you are loved by God. (v. 11)
• Live a holy, loving life because it protects you. (v. 11)
• Live a holy, loving life because you are foreigners. (v. 11)
• Live a holy, loving life because it is a witness. (v. 12)
• Live a holy, loving life because it will result in glory to God. (v. 12)

Questions for Study/Discussion

1. Do you think it is important to live a holy, loving life?  Why or why not?  What does that look like?
2. Which of the reasons to live a holy, loving life do you feel like you do best?  Why?
3. Which of the reasons to live a holy, loving life were new to you?  Why do you think you never thought of them before?
4. What are some wrong reasons to live a holy, loving life?  Have you unknowingly had these as motivators for you before?
5. What is one thing God wants you to do, remember or change in response to what you have heard today?