WHO ARE YOU?
1 PETER 2: 9-15
HOW DO
YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
If you had
to describe yourself to someone, what would you say?
Without
thinking, I would probably give you my resume. I would tell
You what I
have done, what I have accomplished, and maybe my home
Town and
where I went to school. I would tell you about my wife and
Children.
And O yea, I would tell you about my church.
God has a
better way of describing you without all your personal
Information.
God is more concerned about your spiritual development.
HOW GOD
DESCRIBES YOU
V:9 But you
are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to
God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness
into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the
people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received
mercy.
A. You are a chosen People.
1. Out of all the people in the world, God
chose you.
a. He looked down from heaven and set
you apart from the world.
b. You are no different from the world but
God made you different.
2. You are part of an international
community.
3. There are only a few places in the
world that you can go and not
Find family members of
God.
4. You are part of something much bigger
than you.
5. You are part of the Body Of Christ
which affects the whole world.
B. You were chosen by God before the
foundation of the earth (Ephesian 1:4).
It was by God’s great grace
and mercy that He chose you.
1. Because He chose us before the
foundation of the earth, we had
No part in the selection.
2. He chose us but at the same time,
some were not chosen.
3. God’s selection process is a mystery to
me.
4. His sovereignty is above my understanding.
C. You are a royal priesthood.
1. Through Jesus, we are both king and
priest.
" This verse tells us that our identity
is king and priest-like
Melchizedek the king of Salem (Ge 14:18).
Through spiritual union with Christ, believers reign over the whole
world and, at the same time, serve
God as priests like Christ.
Revelation 5:10
You have made them be a kingdom
and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign on the
earth."
2. Through our relationship with Jesus Christ, we
have an inheritance
In His
kingship.
a.
We can call on the power and authority of
Jesus at any time.
b.
In His kingship, there is no fear, but there
is power and a sound mind.
3. As a priest, we are servants of Jesus
Christ.
4. As priests, our job is to pursue the
righteousness of Jesus Christ.
D. We are a holy nation made by God.
1. Exodus 19:5-6
Now
if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all
nations you will be my treasured
possession. Although the whole
earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a
kingdom of priests and a holy
nation.
2. Our connection with Jesus brings
holiness into our lives.
a. We are sanctified by His Word.
b. We are justified by His shed blood on
the cross.
c. The believer's household is a holy
household under submission to Jesus Christ.
d. The study of God’s word draws us
closer to Him.
E. We belong to God.
1. God claims us as His own.
2. No one can come to Jesus unless he is
drawn by the Father.
3. We are His adopted sons and daughters.
4. It the Father who gives us a measure
of faith so we Can believe in His Son.
F. A Recipient Of God’s Mercy
1. God’s mercy is free and given to all.
2. It’s by His mercy we have a knowledge
of Him.
3. It’s by His mercy that we were chosen
to receive salvation.
4. It’s by His mercy that we are who we
are.
5. It’s by His mercy that we have been
redeemed.
WHAT IS
OUR PURPOSE?
A. To declare the praises of God.
B. He brought us out of darkness into
the marvelous light.
1. Darkness is ignorant of God’s Word.
2. The light is an understanding of God’s
Word and the ability
To act wisely.
C. He made us His people.
1. We were people of the world until He chose
us to be
Be His people.
D. God bestowed upon us His mercy.
1. He atoned for our sins.
2. He cleaned us up by imputing His
unrighteousness on us.
OUR
COMMANDS
V:11 Dear
friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from
sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the
pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good
deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.
A. See yourselves as temporary residents
of this world.
1. We should be strangers to the ways of
this world.
2. We are aliens because we are citizens
of heaven.
B. Sinful desires are at war with the
soul.
1. To be at peace, do not allow yourself
to be controlled by the sins
Of the flesh.
C. Live a life according to God’s
commands.
1. When your accusers see your good work
they will have to choose
A lie to continue their
accusations.
2. Glorify God in all that you do.
a. Give God the credit for your life.
b. Proclaim His name in all your
conversations.
c. Proclaim His power over your
circumstances.
d. Proclaim victory in His name.
OUR SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
V:13 Submit
yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether
to the king, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him
to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is
God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish
men. 16 Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for
evil; live
as servants of God. 17 Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of
believers, fear God, honor the king.
A. Be law-abiding citizens.
B. Make it your goal to be led by Our
King, Jesus Christ.
C. Abide by the governors God has
allowed them to be in charge.
1. Their purpose is to punish the wicked
and commend
The righteous.
D. Our Purpose
1. To silence the ignorant talk of
foolish men
2. Live as free men
a. We have been freed from the penalty
of sin by the death
Jesus on the cross.
b. Do not use this freedom as a reason
to keep on sinning.
3. Refrain from evil.
E. Our character
1. Live as servants of Christ.
2. Show respect to everyone.
3. Love all believers.
4. Fear God
a. The fear of the Lord is the beginning
of wisdom.
5. Honor Jesus
4. Live as servants of Christ
SUMMARY
SEE YOURSELF
AS GOD SEES YOU
GOD’S CHOSEN
PEOPLE
A ROYAL
PRIESTHOOD
A HOLY
NATION
A MEMBER OF
GOD’S FAMILY
WE ARE RECIPIENTS
OF GOD’S MERCY
Rev. M.
Mitchell
Asst. Pastor
Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West
Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston,
Texas 77041
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