SERIES: GODLY LIVING IN A FOREIGN WORLD
MESSAGE
: How Now Shall We Live? (Part 3)
TEXT: 1 Peter 1:17–25
MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

  1. Fear the Lord alone (Vv. 17–21)
  2. Because the Lord is your Father. (V. 17)
    (Mat. 6:9; 2 Cor. 5:8–9)
  3. Because the Lord is your judge. (V. 17)
    (2 Cor. 5:10-11a)
  4. Because of the costly price paid for you. (Vv. 18–19)
    (Rev. 5:9; 1 Cor. 6:20)
  5. Because of the greatness of the One who saved you.
    (Vv. 20–21)

  6. Fervently love one another (Vv. 22–25)

  7. Because you’ve purified your heart. (V. 22)
    (1 Pet. 2:11; 3:15; 2 Cor. 8:5; Luke 9:23)
  8. Because you’ve been born again by the word of God.
    (V. 23; Heb. 4:12; Ps. 119:9; John 15:3)
  9. Because this is the message of the Gospel. (V. 25)

Take-Away Questions:

  1. Am I fearing the Lord?
  2. How are you revering Him?
  3. Am I sincerely loving my brother?
  4. Am I fervently loving others?
  5. What is preventing my love for others?
  6. What transformation is God looking for in your life?
    (Mat. 22:37–40)
  7. Does the world see something different in the way you relate to others? In the way you love
    (Mat. 5:43–48)