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Don’t argue with unbelievers; show them your faith in your daily living

Read 1 Peter 2:1-12
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us” (1 Peter 2:12).
What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?
There’s hardly a day that goes by without someone feeling compelled to fight the [...]

Don’t just tell me what you believe — show me, please

Read 1 Peter 2:1-12
“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us” (1 Peter 2:12).
What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?
You’ve probably heard and used the expression yourself — “Practice what you preach.”
The essence [...]

How to live for Jesus today, ‘by the numbers’

Read 1 Peter 1:13-25
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to
be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed” (1 Peter 1:13).”
What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?
Preachers — even us burned out old ex-preachers! — love 3-point sermon outlines. I don’t know why,
exactly, but think about it: [...]