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When God convicts our hearts through the message of the gospel of Jesus, we must respond the way He has instructed.

I. Receive the good news of Jesus by repenting of sin and believing in Jesus.

II. Publicly identify yourself as a follower of Jesus by being baptized.

III. Devote yourself to growing as a follower of Jesus by joining and participating in a local church.

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Missional submission will flow from a lifestyle of righteous living.

A righteous lifestyle is marked by…

I. Christ-like treatment of fellow exiles. (8)

II. Undeserved blessing toward the hostile world. (9)

III. Daily choices to do good rather than evil. (10-11)

IV. A life-giving relationship with Jesus. (12)

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The glad submission of wives to their husbands and the tender care husbands show their wives displays God’s glory to a lost world.

Wives, your submission to your husbands...

I. points them to Jesus. (1)

II. displays submission to God. (2)

III. requires a redefinition of beauty. (3-4)

IV. puts you in the company of holy women. (5-6)

Husbands, lead your wives by...

I. living with knowledge. (7)

II. showing them honor through gentleness. (7)

III. viewing them as spiritually equal to you. (7)

IV. placing a high value on your relationship with God. (7)

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The glad submission of wives to their husbands and the tender care husbands show their wives displays God’s glory to a lost world.

Wives, your submission to your husbands...

I. points them to Jesus. (1)

II. displays submission to God. (2)

III. requires a redefinition of beauty. (3-4)

IV. puts you in the company of holy women. (5-6)

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Exiles on mission must follow their heavenly Master by submitting to unjust earthly masters.

I. Submit to earthly masters out of submission to God. (18a)

II. Submit to earthly masters even when they are unjust. (18b)

III. Submit to earthly masters to receive a heavenly reward. (19-20)

IV. Submit to earthly masters because of Jesus. (21-25)

a. Jesus called us to imitate His submissive suffering. (21-23)

b. Jesus saved us to imitate His submissive suffering. (24-25)

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Exiles on mission must submit to governing authorities for the glory of God.

I. Our submission to the government honors Jesus. (13-14)

II. Our submission to the government silences ignorance. (15)

III. Our submission to the government is an act of freedom. (16)

IV. Our submission to the government is second to our submission to God. (17)

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We must live on mission as exiles by refusing to sin and by choosing to do good deeds in the face of persecution so that more people will become worshipers of God.

I. Operation Strangers: We are strangers to the world.

II. Operation Flesh Fighters: We are enemies of our flesh.

III. Operation Good Deeds: We are signposts to the lost.

IV. Operation Worship: We are passionate to see God glorified.

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Believing in Jesus results in a new identity centered on Jesus which joins us to one another as the people of Jesus and leads us to live for the glory of Jesus.

I. Our new identity is communally shared with the people of Jesus. (9a)

II. Our new identity is specifically purposed for the proclamation of Jesus. (9b)

III. Our new identity is mercifully given by the work of Jesus. (10)

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Believing in Jesus results in a new identity centered on Jesus which joins us to one another as the people of Jesus and leads us to live for the glory of Jesus.

I. Our new identity is inseparably linked to the person of Jesus. (4)

II. Our new identity is inseparably linked to the people of Jesus. (5)

III. Our new identity is directly related to our response to Jesus. (6-8a)

IV. Our new identity is directly related to God’s choice through Jesus. (8b)

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The blessing of salvation will result in a lifestyle of love toward fellow exiles.

The privilege of salvation comes with the responsibility to…

I. Live in genuine love toward fellow exiles. (1:22-25)

a. Our love for one another is prompted by our purification. (22a)

b. Our love for one another is to be passionate and pure. (22b)

c. Our love for one another is prompted by our new life. (23-25)

The privilege of salvation comes with the responsibility to…

II. Live with a longing for your behavior to match your status as an exile. (2:1-3)

a. You long by getting rid of unloving behavior. (1)

b. You long so that you will grow to look like who you are. (2)

c. You long because you have experienced the goodness of Jesus. (3)