Grace Bible Church, of Seabrook, MD Sermons

1 Peter 4.7-19

Overview: Where We Are Going

1. Master Your Mind (1 P 4.7-19)
2. Defeat Angst through Artful Submission (1 P 5.1-7)
3. Resist the Devil (1 P 5.8-14)
4. Make Your Calling and Election Sure (2 P 1.1-11)

Application: Benefits of Mastering Your Mind

A Mastered Self Does Six Things:

1. Love earnestly (4.8)
2. Show hospitality w/o grumbling (4.9)
3. Use your gifts/strengths to serve others (4.10)
4. Glorify God in your speech (4.11)
5. Glorify God in your service (4.11)
6. Process Pain Well (4.12-19)

As a Christian believer, I must live in unity with GOD and community with others:

• Jesus Christ is the true vine
• GOD the Father is the gardener
• Your name is the branch

As a Christian believer, I must bear fruit:

• GOD the Father prunes the believer to produce more fruit
• To bear fruit, the believer must abide in the Son

As a Christian believer, I must remain faithful and glorify the Father:

• Reaps a bountiful harvest 
• The father is glorified forever 

Small groups: Fully functioning communities who help one another become more like Christ by:

• Shepherding
• Bible Study
• Serving Worshiping
• Building Relationships
• Accountability
• Prayer
• Evangelism
• Encouraging & Spurring each other to Spiritual Maturity

• S - Shepherding
• M - Maturity
• A - Accountability
• L - Loving God
• L - Loving Others

• G - Great Commission
• R - Relationships
• O - Outreach
• U - Understanding Spiritual Maturity
• P - Prayer

As a Christian believer, I must live in unity with GOD and community with others:

• Jesus Christ is the true vine
• GOD the Father is the gardener
• Your name is the branch

As a Christian believer, I must bear fruit:

• GOD the Father prunes the believer to produce more fruit
• To bear fruit, the believer must abide in the Son

As a Christian believer, I must remain faithful and glorify the Father:

• Reaps a bountiful harvest 
• The father is glorified forever 

Small groups: Fully functioning communities who help one another become more like Christ by:

• Shepherding
• Bible Study
• Serving Worshiping
• Building Relationships
• Accountability
• Prayer
• Evangelism
• Encouraging & Spurring each other to Spiritual Maturity

• S - Shepherding
• M - Maturity
• A - Accountability
• L - Loving God
• L - Loving Others

• G - Great Commission
• R - Relationships
• O - Outreach
• U - Understanding Spiritual Maturity
• P - Prayer

When God's Grace Appears, It:

• Brings Salvation to All Humanity (2.11)
• Disciplines Us to Live Well (2.12)
• Inspires Us to Wait Patiently for God to Appear (2.13-14)
• Challenges Us to Share Our Faith Boldly (2.15)
  • (But GRACIOUSLY – see 3.1-3)
• Reminds Us of God's Goodness and Kindness (3.4-8)

When God's Grace Appears, It:

• Brings Salvation to All Humanity (2.11)
• Disciplines Us to Live Well (2.12)
• Inspires Us to Wait Patiently for God to Appear (2.13-14)
• Challenges Us to Share Our Faith Boldly (2.15)
  • (But GRACIOUSLY – see 3.1-3)
• Reminds Us of God's Goodness and Kindness (3.4-8)

1 Peter 3.14-4.7

• Witness effectively (3.14-16)
• Suffer well (3.17-18)
• Gain spiritual security (3.19-22)
• Live well (4.1)
• Define living poorly (4.2-4)
• Meet the Judge (4.5-6)
• Act in Accordance with That Scheduled Meeting (4.7)

1 Peter 3.14-4.7

• Witness effectively (3.14-16)
• Suffer well (3.17-18)
• Gain spiritual security (3.19-22)
• Live well (4.1)
• Define living poorly (4.2-4)
• Meet the Judge (4.5-6)
• Act in Accordance with That Scheduled Meeting (4.7)

1 Peter 3.10-20

1. Honor Jesus as Lord in Your Heart Each Day (15)
2. Prepare Yourself (15)
3. Know Your Faith (15)
4. Keep Your Ego Out of It (15)
5. Show Respect (15)
6. Maintain a Good Conscience (16)

• How does pain fit into our witness for Jesus? (17-18)
• Why is the flood, spirits, and Jesus' exalted position mentioned at the end of this chapter? (19-22)