PM Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2.9-12 Brent T. Willey The People of God 1 Peter 2.9-12 Introduction: Our identity means absolutely nothing if we do not belong to God! Peter speaks about those “who once were not a people but are now the people of God…” (1 Pet. 2.10) – Christians! How can that be? This is another one of those idiomatic expressions suggesting relationship with God, distinguishing between covenant people and non-covenant people. After the apostle reminds us of our past, alienated from God and thereby without mercy, he then outlines our new identity and the purpose of this […]

PM Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2.4-10 Brent T. Willey The Who, What, Why & Where of Being A Christian Introduction: If not careful, we can suffer from a spiritual identity crisis. Individually: 3 John 9-11} Diotrephes Congregationally: Rev. 3.1-6} Sardis Consider the who, what, why & where of being a Christian. I. WHO WE ARE… Read 1 Pet. 2.7-10 The disobedient stumble over Jesus. (Vs. 7-8) Christians “dare to be different.” (Vs. 9-10) We are “Christians” – live up to the name! (1 Pet. 4.15-16) II. WHAT WE ARE NOT… Of the world. (1 John 4.4-5; Rom. 12.2) Of human origin. […]