As the sheep of Jesus’ pasture, to find your life is to lose it, but to lose your life for Jesus’ sake is to find it.

As the sheep of Jesus’ pasture, we must fear God, not man. 

As the sheep of Jesus’ pasture, we must expect persecution, we must trust His purposes in persecution, we must rely upon the Spirit to endure persecution; as it goes with the Shepherd, so it goes with the sheep.

Our compassionate Lord’s mission expansion through the disciples extends to the lost sheep, depends upon His Father’s provision, and results in division.

Our Lord is compassionate toward the helpless; thus, His compassion compels us to a life on mission.

Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Our Lord is compassionate toward the hurting and helpless; thus, our motive for missions is compassion, our means for missions is prayer, and our mode for missions is people.

The New Wine of the New Covenant is sight for the blind, speech for the mute; all the while blinding those who “see” and silencing those who “speak.”

The New Wine of the New Covenant is the touch of cleansing and resurrection life to all who come in faith.

Jesus redefines fasting as the joyful longing for His return, a weapon of joy unfit for mournful practices.