Living in Light
1 Peter 5:8-14

* Beware the enemy, the devil (5:8).
* Our faith is our defense against the devil (5:9).
- Resist the devil.
- Stand firm in your faith.
- Be encouraged that you are not alone in your struggles.
* Bear suffering with hope (5:10-11).

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Living in Community
1 Peter 5:1-7

• Elders, lead the church (1-4).
• New Christians, follow Christ’s example (5).
• Church, humble yourselves before God (6-7).

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Lives of Suffering
1 Peter 4:1-19

* We suffer while separated from sin (4:1-6).
* We suffer in service (4:7-11).
* We suffer expectantly (4:12-19).

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Living Righteously
1 Peter 3:8-22

* Unity of Spirit, a tender heart, and a humble mind (8).
* Return blessing when evil is done to you (9-12).
* Suffer for the sake of righteousness (13-22).
* Be confident in your blessing (13-14a).
* Trust in Christ (14b-15a).
* Witness by your example (15b-22).

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Lives of Surrender
1 Peter 2:11-3:7

• Do not submit to sinful desires (2:11-12).
• Submit to authority (2:13-20).
• Submit as Christ did for us (2:21-27).
• Submit to one another (3:1-7).

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Living Stones
1 Peter 2:1-10

To be holy, purify your desires (1).
To be holy, be fed by God's word (2-3).
To be holy, be the church (4-10).

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Lives of Love
1 Peter 1:13-25

• Live hopefully (13).
• Be holy (14-16).
• Fear properly (17-21).
• Love sincerely (22-25).

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A New Life
1 Peter 1:1-12

Our future (3-5).
* A living hope (3a).
* An imperishable, unfading, uncorrupted inheritance (4).
* A ready salvation (5).

Our present (6-9)
* We suffer in the present for future glory.
* We must hold fast in the present to Christ who holds our future (8-9).

Our past (10-12)
* Now is the culmination of God’s plan that has been in effect for all time.
* Salvation is in God’s hands, accomplished by Jesus at the cross.
* This moment has been anticipated by the heavenly hosts.

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Rev. Brian Dedmon presents a broad introduction and challenge based on the concept of "The Image of God."

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A Leader’s Rebuke
Nehemiah 13:1-31

The people are reminded of their devotion to God (13:1-3).
The people are reminded of their faults (13:4-31).
* Nehemiah corrected the Israelites in the following ways:
* We must be faithful in what God has given us (13:4-9).
* We must be faithful in God’s work (13:10-14).
* We must honor what God deemed holy (13:15-22).
* We must turn from anything that would disrupt or distract from our devotion to God (13:23-31).

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