INTRODUCTION:
1. Turn with me in your Bibles to 1 Peter 1:1-9.
2. If we were to sum up in one word the message that Peter is giving, it
would be Grace.
3. Peter begins to unfold the meaning of Grace:
a. But not how man would view grace. (Man does not define Grace)
b. But, grace how God views grace. (Yahweh defines Grace)
c. Many times our definition problems come. (When we aren't defining
things Yahweh's way)
4. Peter begins to explain that we find grace, according to God:
a. In salvation. (That He gives to us)
b. In security. (He holds us)
c. In sobriety. (The focus of our lives to Him)
d. In submission. (The developing of relationships)
e. In suffering. (The conforming to Jesus)
f. In service. (Allowing Him to glorify Himself through us)
5. And then Peter takes each of these definitions of grace and explains them.
6. If we really look at our definition of grace, we will probably find that we
have a very narrow view of Yahweh's grace.
a. The free gift of salvation. (The work that He did on the cross for us.)
b. But God's grace is not just something that happened in a point in time.
(God's grace is eternity from that point in time)
c. Meaning that it only starts in a point in time for us. (But continues from
that point in time)
d. Continuing on into eternity. (Never ceasing to exist)
7. And as we begin to learn about God's grace, He begins to reveal Himself
to us in a greater way each day.
a. His grace will be lived out in our lives. (Not just something we read
about)
b. Our trust in Him increases. (How we live our lives changes, based on
placing trust in Him)
c. And those around us are affected. (As our lives affect them, they are
brought into a revelation of Jesus)
8. Let's read 1Peter 1:1-9, Pray!
I. Grace means that we are aliens in a foreign land. V1-2
A. This is the way God wants us to see ourselves.
1. Notice: It begins as we are chosen:
a. This is chosen by God. (The way this is put is interesting this is
written to those that have been chosen or stranger’s in the KJV
the word is translated alien, but also means foreigner, pilgrim)
1). It is also interesting. (That Peter is using is name Peter instead of
Of his given name Simon here turn to Matt. 16:13-20, Yahshua
Asks all there who they say that He is, and Simon says, you are
The Messiah Son of the Living Elohim)
2). Now look at John 1:35-42. (So, John was standing with 2 of his
Disciples when Yahshua came passing by and John says Look
The Lamb of Elohim, the two disciple left John and started to
Follow Yahshua)
3). Yahshua asks. (What are you looking for? They then call him
Rabbi, there two form of this word in the GK, one means
Master and the other means Teacher, and they ask Him where
He is staying, and He tells them come and see, one of the two
Men is identified as Andrew, and Andrew was Simon’s
Brother)
4). So, Andrew first found his brother Simon. (The first place he goes
is to find his Brother Simon and when they find him Yahshua
Andrew goes to introduce Yahshua and says we found the
Messiah and brought Simon to Yahshua, Yahshua says you
Will be called Cephas which is translated Peter which means
Rock)
5). So, when Peter answers Yahshua. (Who do you say I am, Peter
Says you are the Messiah, based on that Statement “you are
The Messiah is the foundation of the congregation or the
Church)
6). Which is were we started. (In 1 Peter 1:1 as Peter uses the name
That had been given him Cephas, or Peter Rock or foundation
Which is the message he brings to the congregation)
7). But this is addressed to. (The chosen or in the KJV the elect,
Which means chosen or elect but who are the chosen? Is he
Talking but the Nation of Israel as they would have under-
Stood it? No, he is talking to those that have been chosen by
The foreknowledge of the Father)
8). Many debate has been had over the word foreknowledge. (But can
Be answered in this same passage, this is answer based on the
Process, in other word those that have come under the
Sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, meaning those that are
Living in obedience to the Holy Spirit and to those that have
Been sprinkled by the Blood of Yahshua Messiah)
b. But according to the foreknowledge of God. (To be saved according
To His plan of salvation)
c. To be saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. (This plan set down before
the foundation of the world)
2. We were saved to obey Jesus:
a. Called to be disciples of Jesus. (To follow in His footsteps)
b. To learn His will in our lives. (To know His purpose for us)
c. And to carryout that purpose in our lives. (Each day lives)
3. Which means that we must be Holy:
a. To be set apart for His use. (That is what this means is to be for His
use only)
b. To purpose in our hearts that we have no other purpose. (But the one
He has for us)
c. And then make ourselves available to Him. (So that He can glorify
Himself through us)
II. Because of His great mercy. V3-5
A. Which gives us a living hope in Jesus.
1. This is important for us to understand:
a. Jesus was crucified to pay for our sins. (He was the price that we
needed for salvation this was done through His blood it was the
purchased price)
b. But, He didn't stay in the grave. (He rose, and is alive which gives
us not just a hope but a living hope, this is that part of His
salvation plan that gives us eternal life)
c. Which means that we can experience our rebirth. (Now, not just some
day in the future the rebirth is from the point of us coming into a
faith in Yahshua)
d. We can experience His resurrected life now. (In our lives each day,
as we are grafted in the olive tree)
2. And we have been given an inheritance:
a. Through this rebirth we were adopted. (Into a new family, our new
family through this adoption and it is now as if this is always
been as if there never was a before)
b. Unlike our old family that didn't love us. (In fact, sought to destroy
us we are talking about the family of sin and destruction that we
where apart of prior to this relationship with Yahshua)
c. In this new family we experience perfect love. (By a Father that gave
us the life of His Son Yahshua, just so He could adopt us)
d. And with that came the inheritance of a royal family. (The
inheritance a Kings family)
2. And this inheritance that is given to us will never perish:
a. The stuff that we get from earth. (Will someday rust, or get old and
brake)
b. The need to constant replenish earthly stuff is there. (Always buying
new stuff)
c. But with our heavenly inheritance we never need to do that. (Because
it is eternal in nature)
d. And their will never be a need to replace it. (It is forever)
3. And God guards it in heaven for us:
a. Unlike the things of this world that can be taken away or stolen. (Our
Inheritance in heaven can never be stolen or taken away)
b. Because it is guarded for us, in heaven. (By God, who is above all
others)
c. It will remain in the same state, as it was when we first received it.
(Not even any tarnish)
III. Grace means that we are being transformed into models citizens of
Heaven. V6-9
A. The methods God uses are the trails of this life.
1. The trails of this life refine our faith in Him:
a. This is talking about our trust. (More perfecting putting our trust in
Him)
b. This is a part of our maturing process. (Three marks of maturity are
Faith, Hope, and Love)
c. So we are being grownup in Jesus. (To be the individual that He has
always intended us to be)
2. God considers this faith to be more precious than gold:
a. Think about this for a minute. (His desire for us is for us to have
more faith in Him)
b. Without faith, He can't do anything in our lives. (It is through faith
that He is able to use us)
c. So He can be more perfectly glorified in our lives. (As our faith in
Him increases)
3. Through this, Jesus is more perfectly reflected through each of us:
a. Jesus is more clearly seen in our lives. (As our faith in Him
increases)
b. He is the one doing the work in our lives. (By having more faith, we
learn to more perfectly surrender to His work)
c. As we more perfectly surrender to Him. (It is Him that people see at
work in our lives)
CONCLUSION: