Be Loving! 1 Peter 1:22-25 LOOK BACK Peter was writing to encourage believers experiencing persecution and trials. JD ~ BE HOLY! The “how to” of the what Peter had written before! Peter wrote: You have been chosen! You have a sure hope! You have an inheritance kept for you! You can persevere and have Joy in the trials! It’s one thing to be told you have something and another to take hold of it! It’s “how to TAKE HOLD” of what we have and who we are in Christ! JD: “Prepare you Mind for Action and Exercise Self-Control” ~ Where’s your focus to be able to Think and Live differently than the world? Set your mind on Christ! Live as God’s Obedient Children! BE HOLY as God is HOLY! Not a request ~ it’s a command! BE HOLY! This isn’t your home ~ Live your time here in Reverent Fear of the Lord! You were redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus. It was God’s plan from the beginning to restore you from your fallen, broken, slave to sin, hopeless existence back into relationship with Himself. Therefore, Be Different - Be Obedient – Be Holy! If Your FOCUS ~ Your PLAN is on FIGHTING TEMPTATION instead of BEING HOLY and SET APART for God, you’re going to fall! BUT, IF your FOCUS is on being HOLY and SET APART for God, You’ll be able to Overcome temptation! Endure trials! Have Joy! Get your Focus on the right thing! Put on God’s Armor....(Eph 6) Have Spiritual Disciplines in your life. Pray, Read & Study God’s Word. Be intentional about having Godly men and women in your life. Live out what you know. Share your Faith! You will grow and mature in your Faith. You will be Transformed, Be Holy and Set Apart for God! Today in a Nutshell I want you to see: If you’re saved, then you’ve been saved by God’s grace, through faith in Jesus; Cleansed of your sin, Empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit to be Transformed by God’s Word. Because of that: You are Enabled to live a holy life, set apart for God’s Purposes. (JD last week) You are Enabled to having His Love for others and... You will be Maturing into the likeness of Christ! We are commanded to BE HOLY! The sermon today is BE LOVING! ...just in time for Valentine’s Day! ...the command to BE LOVING! Get into God’s Word 1 Peter 1:22-25nlt ~22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. 23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living Word of God. 24 As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. 25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And that Word is the Good News that was preached to you.
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