1. Empowering Passionate Disciples Equipping people to passionately Live like Jesus lived, Do what Jesus did, and Advance His kingdom together.

2. 1 Peter 1:1-2

3. Chosen Foreigners Introduction Peter expounds on the roles, relationships, & persons of the Triune God. He explains clearly the truth(s) of salvation. He emphasizes holiness for the Christian. He addresses the significance of God’s government. The Church is important to Peter. He addresses the doctrine of suffering or living in a hostile environment. He presents the spiritual dimension of the Christian life. His letter reflects a prominence of the Holy Spirit.

4. Chosen Foreigners 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.

5. Chosen Foreigners Author – Peter Disciple Disciple Apostle Apostle Called & commissioned Called & commissioned Common guy Common guy Amazing experiences Amazing experiences Instruct, challenge, encourage, exhort, warn Instruct, challenge, encourage, exhort, warn

6. Chosen Foreigners Recipients – Believers scattered in Asia Minor

8. Chosen Foreigners God’s Chosen People vs.1... I am writing to God’s chosen people... the position of being God’s people

9. Chosen Foreigners God’s Chosen People vs.2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and His Spirit made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed Him, and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. the process of becoming God’s people

10. Chosen Foreigners the process of becoming God’s people 1. God the Father knew you and chose you long ago... Ephesians 1:4 (NLT) Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God took the initiative to choose us as His special possession to be His people.

11. Chosen Foreigners the process of becoming God’s people 2. His Spirit made you holy Ephesians 1:13 (NIV) And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,

12. Chosen Foreigners the process of becoming God’s people 3. As a result you have obeyed Him and been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. Exodus 24:7–8 (NLT) Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people. Again they all responded, “We will do everything the L ORD has commanded. We will obey.” 8 Then Moses took the blood from the basins and splattered it over the people, declaring, “Look, this blood confirms the covenant the L ORD has made with you in giving you these instructions.”

13. Chosen Foreigners Living as Foreignersvs.1 http://youtu.be/bdeFdFEbuqkyoutu.be/bdeFdFEbuqk

14. Chosen Foreigners Living as Foreignersvs.1 early Christians as foreigners 1. persecution 2. missionary activity

15. Chosen Foreigners Living as Foreignersvs.1 all Christians as foreigners 1 Peter 2:9–11 (NLT) But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. 10 “Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.” 11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.

16. Chosen Foreigners Living as Foreignersvs.1 all Christians as foreigners 1 Peter 3:15–16 (NLT)... And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. 16 But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.

17. Chosen Foreigners Life Lessons 1. Our Relationship to God 2.Our Relationship to this World

18. Empowering Passionate Disciples Equipping people to passionately Live like Jesus lived, Do what Jesus did, and Advance His kingdom together.