Holy Living

We’re moving onward in our new series called ‘Stand Firm” where we’ve been doing a deep dive into the Books of 1 & 2 Peter. We just wrapped up the beautiful Doxology found in 1 Peter 1:3-12 and are moving into a section where Peter exhorts his audience to live into their new identity as children of the Heavenly Father. We narrowed in on vv. 13-16 which read:

13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

Peter lays out two imperatives: (1) Set your hope fully on God’s grace and (2) Be holy as God is holy. We focused on the idea that our new status as God’s children (identity) both exhorts and empowers us to be holy like our Father in Heaven is holy (activity).

Give the sermon a listen and we hope to see you this week at a Family Meal and/or a DNA group to dive even deeper.