1. Christ, our Suffering Example2. Christ, our Sacrificial Savior3. Christ, our Strong Shepherd

1. The Command to Submit2. The Reason for Submitting3. The relationships that Require Submission4. What's at Stake in our Submission

1. Submit to all authorities (13-14)2. Submission is God's will (15a)3. Submission silences foolishness (15b)4. Submissive people are truly free (16)5. Christian code of conduct (17)

1. Continue to fight sin and live honorably2. Publically demonstrate good and honorable conduct3. Seek the glory of God in the salvation of sinners

1. Believe Our Identity2. Proclaim His Excellencies3. Remember Our Story

1. Christ, the Living Stone2. The Believer's Relationship to the Stone3. The Unbeliever's Relationship to the Stone

1. Avoid what is bad (v. 1)2. Crave what is good (v. 2)3. Experiential evidence (v. 3)

1. You were saved to love2. Love one another relentlessly3. You can love because of your imperishable nature

1. Thinking Fixed on Eternal Hope (13)2. Thinking Characterized by Holiness (14-16)