How Now Shall We Live? (Part 3)

SERIES: GODLY LIVING IN A FOREIGN WORLD
MESSAGE: How Now Shall We Live? (Part 3)
TEXT: 1 Peter 1:17–25
MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. Fear the Lord alone (Vv. 17–21)

   • Because the Lord is your Father. (V. 17)
     (Mat. 6:9; 2 Cor. 5:8–9)

   • Because the Lord is your judge. (V. 17)
     (2 Cor. 5:10-11a)

   • Because of the costly price paid for you. (Vv. 18–19)
     (Rev. 5:9; 1 Cor. 6:20)

   • Because of the greatness of the One who saved you.
     (Vv. 20–21)

2. Fervently love one another (Vv. 22–25)

   • Because you’ve purified your heart. (V. 22)
     (1 Pet. 2:11; 3:15; 2 Cor. 8:5; Luke 9:23)

   • Because you’ve been born again by the word of God. 
     (V. 23; Heb. 4:12; Ps. 119:9; John 15:3)

   • Because this is the message of the Gospel. (V. 25)                       

Take-Away Questions:

1. Am I fearing the Lord?

2. How are you revering Him?

3. Am I sincerely loving my brother?

4. Am I fervently loving others?

5. What is preventing my love for others?

6. What transformation is God looking for in your life? 
   (Mat. 22:37–40)

7. Does the world see something different in the way you relate to others? In the way you love
   (Mat. 5:43–48)