A Chosen People
1 Peter 2:9-17
Sermon – April 29, 2012
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I. The Hunger Games
A. Teen sensation
Movie recently released
3 book trilogy – Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
The Mockingjay
B. Oppressive Futuristic State
Sense US in future
Distressed and Oppressed Districts
Powerful and privilege capital
Heroine is Katniss
Struggle for survival
C. The Hunger Games
Competition to the death
Winning formula
Survival of the fittest
Dog eat dog
Betrayal
Deception
D. Reflective of survival in the real world
Sharp contrast to Peter’s call for how we shall live
II. A Chosen People (vs 9-10)
A. Royal priesthood
Purveyors of God’s grace and forgiveness
B. Proclaim God’s excellencies
C. Reflecting your call from darkness into light
D. Live as claimed people who have received mercy
III. Relationship to the world (vs 11-17)
A. Sojourners and exiles
Jesus’ repeated concern/challenge in John chapters 15-16
In the world, but not of the world
B. Live differently
See your good deeds and glorify God
C. Not rebels, rejecting authority of the world
=> source of hardship
D. Live as people who are free from the world
IV. Contrast of Peter’s Call to How Many Christians Live
A. Raise children to succeed in the world
B. Seek to succeed ourselves in the world
Our success is basis of our worth and identity
C. To succeed and achieve identity
We adopt the success tools of the world
D. Our failure to follow Peter’s instruction
The source of our disobedience
Our biggest problem as churches
The source of our failure as churches
E. We do this because we are driven by our own hungers
We go to the world for substance and to satisfy
Jesus said in John 6:35
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
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