OUR MISSION…to see lives changed through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13-16 (NLT)
13 So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
14 So you must live as God’s obedient children.
“Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.”
15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.
16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”
• Hágios—set apart—
—pure.
• God is more interested in my
than my
.
• Holiness is a
in my
.
Why Does Holy Matter?
1 Peter 1:18-21 (NLT)
“For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver.
19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
20 God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days.
21 Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.”
• Living
is not the path to
Jesus.
• Knowing
is the path to living
.
Have I slipped back in pursuit of happiness?
What change will I make to pursue holiness?
Talk It Over:
• What is something that would be used for a very special purpose or only on special occasions?
• What does it mean to be “holy”?
• Read 1 Peter 1:13-16. How does a relationship with Jesus produce a holy lifestyle? What does a holy lifestyle look like?
Action Step:
• What change do I need to make in my relationship with Jesus to live a holy life?