A Holy People
A Holy People
SERMON NOTES
Strangers & Exiles #2 – A Holy People
Main Text: 1 Peter 1:13-25
Sermon Outline:
The Command: Be holy in all your conduct (1:15)
1- See holiness as a good goal worth pursuing.
“Holiness is separation, consecration, devotion to the service of God, sharing in God’s purity and
abstaining from earth’s defilement.”
2- Don’t divide your life into separate compartments.
The Path to Holiness:
1- Set your mind on the return of Jesus. (1:13)
2- Obey your heavenly Father. (1:14)
3- Fear God. (1:17)
4- Love others sincerely. (1:22)
5- Walk in the Word. (1:23-25 // Isaiah 40:6-8)
The Reasons to Pursue Holiness:
1- 2- 3- 4- Your God is holy. (1:16 // Lev 11:44-45)
Your former way of life is empty. (1:18)
You are purchased by the blood of Jesus. (1:19)
Your time is short. (1:20)
Application:
Consider an area of moral compromise in your life.
– Word
– Thought
– Deed
– Attitude
– Devotion
Confess it to God and a close friend.
Start a new habit of obedience to Christ.
