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Chosen and Scattered
Studies in First Peter
Understanding Your Place in this World
1 Peter 1:1-2
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 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.
1 Peter 1:1–2 (NIV)
Sermon in a Sentence
You have been scattered as seed among the peoples of this world by God the Father’s choice and the Spirit’s sanctifying work to live a life of obedience to Jesus Christ.
You have been scattered as seed among the peoples of this world…
You have been scattered as seed among the peoples of this world by God the Father’s choice…
You have been scattered as seed among the peoples of this world by God the Father’s choice and the Spirit’s sanctifying work…
You have been scattered as seed among the peoples of this world by God the Father’s choice and the Spirit’s sanctifying work to live a life of obedience to Jesus Christ.
Open It!
What is something that must be scattered to fulfill its purpose?
Consider It!
What three words does Peter use to describe the recipients of this letter (1:1)? What is significant about each of these descriptors?
What work does each member of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) perform in the life of these believers (1:2)?
What is foreknowledge? How does it differ from knowledge? Looking at Psalm 139:1-2, 13-16, what does God know and foreknow about you?
How did God use persecution and scattering to advance the great commission (Acts 8:1-5 and 11:19-21)?
What does it mean to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit (1:2)?
Behaviorally?
Instrumentally?
Why do you think God’s people failed to go into all Judea and Samaria on their own in obedience to Acts 1:8? What hinders us from obeying the Great Commission?
What might obedience look like for you? What does the sprinkling with Jesus’ blood offer us?
Live It!
Begin with Prayer
Listen attentively.
Eat together.
Serve them.
Share God’s Story.
