A Winning Marriage — 1 Peter 3:1-7

Both husbands and wives can win in marriage, though their strategies must differ.

I. A wife’s winning strategy. (1-6)

• Submission vs. control (1a)
• Conduct vs. words (1b-2)
• Internal vs. external (3a, 4a)
• Character vs. cosmetics (3)
• Rest vs. fear (6b)

II. A husband’s winning strategy. (7)

• A shared life
• A shared mind
• A shared calling
• A shared honor
• A shared inheritance

Life on the Path of Pain — 1 Peter 2:18-25

I. A Painful Path. (18-20)

• Actions
  • Submission. (18a)
  • Endurance. (19-20)
• Attitudes
  • The fear of God. (18b, 19b)
  • The calling of God. (21a)
• Aims
  • Salvation. (12)
  • Silence. (15)
  • Approval. (19a)

II. A Perfect Path. (21-25)

• Christ’s sufferings as an example. (21-25)
  • A pattern to be copied. (21a)
  • A path to be followed. (21b)
• Christ’s sufferings as redemption. (26-28)
  • Freedom from bondage. (24a)
  • Healing from sickness. (24b)
  • Care in lostness. (25)

Life in the War Zone — 1 Peter 2:11-17

I. Life in the War Zone. (11-12)

• Front #1: I battle in a war raging within me. (11)
• Front #2: I battle in a war raging around me. (12)

II. Life in the Political War Zone. (13-17)

• Our motive: “for the Lord’s sake” (13a)
• Our master: “to every human institution” (13b-14)
• Our mission: “this is the will of God” (15a)
• Our method: “that by doing good you should put to silence …” (15b-16)
• Our mindset: (17)

A Jesus-defined Life (II) — 1 Peter 2:4-10

I. Jesus is the source of our identity. (4-5, 9)

• Jesus is … (4)
  • “a living stone”
  • “rejected by men”
  • “in the sight of God chosen and precious”
• We are … (5, 9)
  • “living stones” (5)
  • “a spiritual house” (5)
  • “a holy priesthood” (5)
  • “a chosen race” (9)
  • “a royal priesthood” (9)
  • “a holy nation” (9)
  • “a people for his own possession” (9)

II. Jesus is the source of our destiny. (6-8)

• We choose our destiny by believing. (6b, 7a)
• We choose our destiny by disbelieving. (4, 7b, 8b)

III. Jesus is the source of our activity. (10)

• We offer spiritual sacrifices. (5b)
• We fulfill a special mission. (9b)

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