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 […]