Living Ready - Part 2

Selected by the Father
Sprinkled by the Son
Sealed by the Holy Spirit Ephesians 1:1-8

Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence 1 Peter 3:15

4 Propositions

• God exists
• God is all powerful
• God is all-good
• Evil exists

What many believe!

• The Church is an organized religion with a political agenda.
• The Church is judgmental and negative.
• The Church is dominated by males and oppresses females.
• The Church is homophobic.
• The Church arrogantly claims all other religions are wrong.
• The Church is full of fundamentalists who take the whole Bible literally.

“Sanctify Christ as Lord in your heart”

• Be ready to prove zealous for what is good.
• Be ready to suffer for the sake of righteousness.
• Be ready to be bold and fearless in the face of their rejection.
• Be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you.
• Re ready, stay filled with the Holy Spirit, so you will answer with gentleness and reverence.
• Be ready to “keep a good conscience.”