Gratitude is definitely more than an attitude. While we all have much to be grateful for, gratitude doesn’t

always fill our hearts. Gratitude is a good goal, but not the best goal. So what is greater than gratitude?

Gratitude is definitely more than an attitude. While we all have much to be grateful for, gratitude doesn’t

always fill our hearts. Gratitude is a good goal, but not the best goal. So what is greater than gratitude?

What does success look like to you? Perhaps before you could describe it, how would you define success? It seems like all of us want success. With everything we’ve talked about over the last seven weeks, Peter gives us very practical handles on what success looks like at church and at home.

Suffering affects all of us. Some more than others. What if suffering was more than just a good thing or bad thing but a necessary thing? Peter helps us to expect suffering, understand suffering, and prepare for suffering because it’s coming.

Peter provides us clarity on God’s plan for the home. God has created men and women with different roles. As men and women live out their roles, it’s best for kids and the church. It’s clear that the love in the home overflows into the church. The church is a picture of the home.

Politics. It just means the way we make decisions as we live together. Politics is much more than just a definition. It brings emotions, avoidance, and debates. Peter wrote this while living under an emperor.

As we live under two major political parties, what if there was more than just a donkey and an elephant?

Have you experienced family drama? It can be something that you laugh at later or something that leaves irreparable collateral damage. Peter helps us understand that our adoption brings us into God’s

family. Our church is made up of other adopted sons and daughters of God. We’ll find best practices on how

to best treat one another.

Have you ever said, “You just never know. I might need that.”? Preparation is important. Peter provides us a way to prepare our minds so that we can think clearly, act differently, see ourselves appropriately, and love our church correctly.

Ever receive an inheritance? Maybe know someone who has? Perhaps a better question is do you plan to give an inheritance to someone? Peter reminds us that we have an inheritance as adopted sons and daughters of God. Our future home is a place where we are completely safe, secure, and satisfied.

A couple decades after the Resurrection, Peter writes a letter to encourage local churches that there’s more to come! Looking forward to our true home can empower us to live Jesus-centered lives in our temporary home. We’ll see a tale of two homes: Earth 1 and Earth 2.