1. The Other Life: Set Apart in Holiness Why Does It Matter to Anyone Besides Me? 1 Peter 2:9–12

2. Memory Verse But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

3. Learning Goals Explore: Students will explore the relationship between holiness and mission. Transform: Students will begin to connect the daily decisions of their lives with God’s mission in the world.

4. Discussion How does knowing that you are a chosen people who belong to God affect the way that you see yourself? How does it affect the way that you see others? How does the mercy of God that we have experienced as His people change the way that we interact with those who have wronged us in some way? In what ways has your faith in God made you feel like a stranger or alien in this world? Describe a time in your life when something good that you did enabled you to let someone know about God.

5. Key Study 1. We praise God because He has chosen us for His purpose. 1 Peter 2:9

6. Key Study 2. God has chosen us to be His people because He is merciful. 1 Peter 2:10

7. Key Study 3. A life of godliness purposes to bring glory to God. 1 Peter 2:11–12