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1 Peter 1:3-5

Review 1 Peter 1:1–2 (NLT) This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to God’s chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. 2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.

Review 1:1-2 Author – Peter Recipients – Believers in Asia Minor

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1 Pet 1:3–5 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Change Agents of Life & Hope Intro: Vss is one sentence in NT language Vss is one sentence in NT language God the Father vss. 3-5; God the Son vss. 6-9; God the Spirit vss God the Father vss. 3-5; God the Son vss. 6-9; God the Spirit vss There is only one God—existing in 3 persons. There is only one God—existing in 3 persons. Jesus is God! Jesus is God!

Change Agents of Life & Hope John 1:1–3 (NIV84) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. “Recognizing and believing right about God is foundational to the Christian’s faith and life.”

1 Pet 1:3–5 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Change Agents of Life & Hope MESSAGE OF THE HEART What a God we have... Bless Him!! Message from Peter’s heart! Message from Peter’s heart! Truth revealed and received changes life... Evokes worship. Truth revealed and received changes life... Evokes worship. In context of adversity. In context of adversity. The message... The message...

1 Pet 1:3–5 (ESV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Pet 1:3–5 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

According to God’s Mercy to be born again to a living hope to an inheritance guarded by God God’s initiative toward me

1 Pet 1:3–5 (ESV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Pet 1:3–5 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED POSITION God caused us to be born again John 1:13 (NLT) They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

Change Agents of Life & Hope 1 John 3:9 (ESV) No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. Titus 3:5 (NLT) He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED POSITION God caused us to be born again (Evidences of being born) (Evidences of being born)

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED POSITION To a Living Hope Romans 15:13 (NLT) I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED POSITION Through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 1:21 (NLT) Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED FUTURE

1 Pet 1:3–5 (ESV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Pet 1:3–5 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED FUTURE To an Inheritance Imperishable Imperishable Undefiled Undefiled Unfading Unfading Reserved Reserved

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED FUTURE To an Inheritance Acts 20:32 (NLT) “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. In substance imperishable, in purity undefiled, in beauty unfaded!

1 Pet 1:3–5 (ESV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Pet 1:3–5 (NLT) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED FUTURE Who by God’s Power Through Faith for a Salvation Ready to be Revealed

Change Agents of Life & Hope THE BELIEVER’S SECURED FUTURE It matters - vss. 6-7!

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