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Engage
Think long and hard about how you can do your best to get their attention.What is the hardest thing for you to put down when it’s time to go to school, work, dinner, etc.?
Welcome.
Introduce ourselves.
Introduce the series.
Game: Can Doug guess the whether the church sign is true or false.
Church Sign slides.
Five during first service.
Different five during second service.
The Truth Is On The Line
Can Dr. Doug Decode The Sign
And Pick Which Church Is Telling A Lie
And Which Is Hitting The Truth Bullseye
Some “Good Mythical Morning”-esque game about weird, stupid church signs.
Can Doug figure out if they’re real or fake.
Tension
What you’re doing here is bringing up some kind of a problem.
The tension you create should make people lean in and give them an opportunity to anticipate the tension being resolved.
Sometimes, Christians (including us), don’t communicate well.
Even with the very best of intentions, we can miss the mark.
Many times, it’s innocent enough and we only come away looking or feeling foolish.
Often, this is when we’re trying our best to communicate with outsiders, too.
We’re trying to share the love of Jesus with those who are far from him.
And we blow it.
But, other times, it’s a lot more serious.
With far greater consequences.
Unfortunately, these are typically the much more public-facing
Illustration: Westboro Baptist Church; Blah Blah Blah Church Sign
We have a bad reputation.
This is just a part of life.
We will continue to face this bad reputation for as long as we’re here on this earth.
So, we have two choices:
This is just a part of life.
We will continue to face this bad reputation for as long as we’re here on this earth.
So, we have two choices:
Shift the blame.
We want to blame others.
Other Christians.
Non-Christians who don’t really understand us.
The system.
Take your pick, you’ve probably blamed them before.
Take responsibility.
Live for the One who took our blame.
Focus on living out our lives as followers of Jesus, in spite of what others say about us.
Doug’s Part
Truth & Application
Once you’ve engaged the congregation and presented some kind of tension, you can now go to God’s Word in
Context
Peter was one of the closest followers of Jesus.
He always had his heart in exactly the right place.
Execution was a little spotty for him, but he was truly faithful to Jesus.
Even to the point of dying for his faith.
Peter is writing to persecuted Christians, facing real danger, in the time of Emperor Nero (no, he didn’t fiddle while Rome burned).
He offered them encouragement and practical advice in the face of extreme adversity.
It was a tough time to be a Christian.
Peter is writing to persecuted Christians, facing real danger, in the time of Emperor Nero (no, he didn’t fiddle while Rome burned).
It was a rough time to be a Christian.
He offered them encouragement and practical advice in the face of extreme adversity.
It was a tough time to be a Christian.
Remember What Jesus Says About You
Hook
One of the toughest times in my life was Middle School.
Middle School dance.
Jumping over the sidewalk, getting knocked out, coming to consciousness very confused.
For these persecuted Christians Peter is addressing, I would think they’re very confused.
They’re believing, doing, acting out the right things.
Yet, they face this persecution still.
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Verses 4-5 really encapsulates the identity Peter had in mind when he thought about his readers.
They were followers of Jesus.
They had come to Christ, even though he had been rejected by people.
It’s not ironic that they were now being rejected, too.
It shouldn’t have surprised them to be persecuted.
It shouldn’t surprise us, either.
In face, Jesus promised that just that thing would happen.
He said, “The world is going to hate you.
If they killed even me, just imagine what they’ll do to you.”
Living Stones in the temple of God.
Way back in the day, like, when Peter was writing these words, there was a Temple for Jewish people.
It was in Jerusalem.
It was a real, tangible building.
And, it was extravagant.
Gold everywhere.
Full of artwork.
Elaborate stonework.
Full of people.
Full of symbolism and meaning.
The most important part of the temple was the Holy of Holies.
This was the place where God was supposed to actually live.
Like, his apartment.
This temple was a big deal.
Frank Lloyd Wright church.
The temple was supposed to draw people closer to God, not just be a pretty building.
That’s how these Christians were now supposed to be acting.
But, now, Peter is talking to these Jesus followers, saying that they are the temple of God.
This is critical for them to understand.
This temple.
This building is no longer the place God calls home.
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