7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,
“ The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the very corner stone,”
8 and,
“ A stone of stumbling and A rock of offense”;
for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
9 But you are A chosen race, A royal priesthood, A holy nation, A people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 for you once were not A people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul
(1 Peter 2:7-11 NASB)
Theme: Four distinct Christian acts to practice in 2015.
I. The Priority of Prayer vs. 7
II. The Preeminence of Love vs. 8
III. The Practice of Hospitality vs. 9
IV. The Performance of Gifts vv. 10-11
A. No one is left out, but each one has received a gift
B. The purpose for the gift you have received is for serving one another
C. There are two broad categories of these gifts
1. Speaking gifts
2. Serving gifts
D. The ultimate goal of serving is to glorify God
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