img1 img2
Hello World

Sermon

×
The Kingdom Witness

by Rev. Kirby Williams

Bearing witness to Christ through changed lives that reflect His Kingdom.

Text: 1Pet. 2:11-12
Date: 10/06/2019, the Evening service.
Series: "Peter's Epistles: The Sojourners Handbook" Part 12

Share Email

Description:

In the opening sections of Peter's letter he has extolled and borne witness to the magnificent salvation Christ has won for his believing readers through His life, ministry, teaching, and atoning sacrifice on the Cross. He has spoken in broad Theological and Christological terms of both the blessing for those who accept this Gospel and the judgment for those who reject it. Now he turns his attention to a different witness-- the witness of the lives of those who have been redeemed-- especially in the context of the hostile world that surrounds them. In what serves as a summarizing prologue for the rest of the book, Peter urges his readers to stand firm in their sanctification even in the face of unjust treatment by the culture. He reminds them (and us!) that we are citizens of another Kingdom and that our conduct should reflect and honor its King-- and thereby bear our Kingdom Witness.


View:  Options: 

I. Introduction
II. Exposition of the text, 1Pet. 2:11-12.
A. Context
B. Blossoming in a mud puddle.
1. The war against the flesh, vs. 11.
a. A tender address, Phil. 2:12.
b. An emphatic plea, Eccl. 1:9.
c. Sojourners and exiles.
i. Defining our terms, 1Pet. 1:1, Eph. 2:19, 1Pet. 2:10.
ii. The eschatological status of the Kingdom-dweller.
d. The passions of the flesh.
i. Resisting rather than eliminating temptation.
• Removing the temptation.
• Abstaining from temptation, James 4:7, 1Tim. 6:11, Rom. 8:5-6.
ii. The core issue.
• Sexual sin.
• Sins of the flesh.
e. The war against the soul.
i. Paul's frustration, Rom. 7:18-24.
ii. Beating against the wind, Rom. 7:25.
2. The power of piety, vs. 12.
a. Monitoring our conduct.
i. Blossoming where we are planted.
ii. Upholding the Christian standard.
iii. In the midst of the culture.
iv. Living the "good" life.
• A quickly fading quality.
• Honorable to God.
• Living "Coram Deo", 1Pet. 14-16.
v. Disturbing trends.
b. The inevitability of persecution.
i. Constant slander.
ii. The persecuted church.
• Persecution in the Gospels, John 14:18,20.
• Persecution in Acts, Acts 6:11-13, 7:54, 58.
• Persecution from Rome.
• Persecution throughout the church age.
c. Returning good for evil, 1Pet. 3:16, Rom. 12:19.
d. To bring glory to God.
i. The day of visitation.
• What is DOES NOT mean.
• What is DOES mean, Isa. 29:6. Luke 19:44.
ii. The power of piety, Matt. 5:16, 1Pet. 3:1,2.
III. Application
IV. Conclusion

The Preaching Ministry of Kirby Williams

 Watch Sermon Video

Sermon Audio

Now Playing: The Kingdom Witness


Having trouble downloading the message? Click Here!


Automatically download a new sermon each week by subscribing to our iTunes podcast or RSS feed.