1. The Sacrifice of Jesus 1 Peter 2:18-24

2. Faith Forms Basis of Sacrifice Respectful submission to higher authority, 1 Peter 2:18 Patient endurance of wrong, 1 Pet. 2:19-20 Willingness to suffer when doing good, 1 Peter 2:20 (3:17) Commitment of self to God, 1 Peter 2:23 2 FAITH SACRIFIC E

3. Sacrifices of Faith Sacrifices of faith are “commendable before God”, 1 Peter 2:19, 20 Sacrifice of Jesus is our example to follow, 1 Peter 2:21 3 FAITH SACRIFIC E

4. H EAVEN ’ S G LORY Emptied Himself of glory, honor, majesty of Deity, Phil. 2:6-8 (John 17:5) – High and holy, John 12:37-41; Isaiah 6:1-5 – Glimpse, Matthew 17:2; 2 Peter 1:16-18 4

5. H EAVEN ’ S G LORY We must sacrifice glory and honor of the world for His sake, John 12:42-43 – Humility, Phil. 2:5 – Committed to honoring God, John 17:1, 4 – Obedient to God’s will, Phil. 2:8 5

6. C OMFORT His life was difficult, demanding and often dependent on others – Early years, Luke 2:7; Matthew 2:14-15 – Carpenter by trade, Mark 6:3 – Years of ministry, Luke 9:58 – Rejected by brothers, Mark 3:21; John 7:5 – Subsisted on gifts from others, Luke 8:1-3 6

7. C OMFORT The discomfort of following Jesus – Sacrifice, priority, commitment, Lk. 9:57-62 – Have faith in Christ to provide – Do not be distracted, Matthew 6:25-34 – Sacrifice the pleasures of sin for the reproach of Christ, Hebrews 11:24-26 Apostles, 1 Corinthians 4:9-14 7

8. J USTICE Jesus faced great injustices, Isaiah 53:3-8 – Despised, rejected, oppressed, humiliated – Gentiles and Jews, John 1:10-11 – Arrest, trials, scourging, mockery and crucifixion, Acts 8:32-33 – Hated without cause, John 15:25 8

9. J USTICE Christians must sacrifice the approval of others to follow Jesus, 1 Peter 3:13-18 – Family, Matthew 10:34-37 – Friends, 1 Peter 4:4 – Brethren in name but not in faith, 3 John 9-10 – Stand with the Lord, 2 Timothy 4:16-17 9

10. C OMPLETE L OVE “And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” (Ephesians 5:2) “I gave my life for thee…what hast thou given for me?” Matthew 5:29-30; Luke 9:23 10