1. Resident Aliens Ronnie Norman

2. 1 Peter 2:11-12 11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. 12 Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honorable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.

3. 1.You Are An Alien People

4. 1 Peter 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

5. 1 Peter 1:17 … live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.

6. 1.You are an Alien People A.The Pressures Slander

7. 1.You are an Alien People A.The Pressures Slander Pressure to conform

8. 1 Peter 4:4&12 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. 12 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.

9. 1 Peter 4:14 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

10. 1.You are an Alien People A.The Pressures Slander Pressure to conform B.The Tension

11. 1.You are an Alien People A.The Pressures Slander Pressure to conform B.The Tension Uncritical Acceptance

12. 1.You are an Alien People A.The Pressures Slander Pressure to conform B.The Tension Uncritical Acceptance Uncaring Abandonment

13. 2.You Are A Chosen People

14. 1 Peter 1:2-4 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord

15. 1 Peter 1:2-4 Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.

16. 1 Peter 2:9-10 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;

17. 1 Peter 2:9-10 once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

18. 3.Christ Calls Us To Pursue Discipleship, Not Admiration.