EXPLORING 1st PETER: CONTINUE TO DO GOOD
Message by Josh Mutter – June 4, 2023
Big Idea: The difficulties we may experience because we follow Jesus are not the full story.
1 Peter 4:12-19 NIV Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
1. Followers of Jesus need to be mindful that any heat we get is not deserved.
2. Followers of Jesus can celebrate that hardships can result in good things.
3. Followers of Jesus need to be mindful of God’s accountability.
4. Followers of Jesus are to respond to adversity by doing good.
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