Sermon Notes: Encouragement in Suffering 1 Peter 3:13-17

I. Remember that we may suffer but we cannot be harmed.

 -Rom. 8:31

 -prove = ginomai = become

 -blessed = makarios

 -Matt. 5:10-12

II. Don't be fearful of those who would persecute us.

 -Is. 8:12-13

III. Set apart Christ alone as Lord.

 -holy (Is. 8:13) = sanctify

 -sanctify = set apart, holy;  idea is to venerate, adore

 -heart = kardia = origin of behavior, center of emotions

IV. Be ready to give an answer for our hope.

 -defense = apologia = give reasoned defense, make an argument, give an answer

 -account = logia = word

 -Schreiner "Believers have solid intellectual grounds for believing the gospel."

   

   a. Share the message with gentleness.

   b. Share the message with fear of the Lord.

V. Live to maintain a clear conscience.

 -conscience = suneidesis = literally co-knowledge

 -Rom. 2:14-15; I Tim. 4:2

   a. So the persecutors will be put to shame.

   b. So our suffering will be for doing good.

Sermon Notes: Father's Day Ps. 78:1-8

I.  Learn from God's work in the past.

   -listen = give ear, stretch the ear

   -I Cor. 10:6-13, Rom. 4:22-24

   -MacArthur Study Bible "The lessons of history are not easily discerned correctly. For an infallible interpretation of history, there must be a prophet."

II.  Communicate the message of God's work to our children.

   -tell = LXX apangello = to proclaim, tell the good news

   -Deut. 4:9, 6:6-9, Eph. 6:4

     a.  We teach them to bring them to faith.

        -confident = LXX set their hope

     b.  We teach them to lead them to obedience.

     c.  We teach them so they will not forget.

        -forget = LXX neglect, overlook

     d.  We teach them so they won't be an unfaithful generation.

        -Ex. 15:22-25

        -heart = inner man, mind, will

        -prepared = loyal, firm

        -faithful = made lasting, confirm, support

     e.  We teach them so they will teach their children.

Sermon Notes: Encouragement in Suffering 1 Peter 3:8-12

I. Right attitude

II. Right motive

III. Right standard

"The simple fact is that love of God and love of man go hand in hand; the one cannot exist without the other.  The simplest test of the reality of the Christianity of a man or a church is whether or not it makes them love their fellow-men" William Barclay

"It is easy to lose the sense of pity and still easier to be satisfied with a sentimentalism which feels a moment's comfortable sorrow and does nothing.  Pity is of the very essence of God and compassion of the very being of Jesus Christ; a pity so great that God sent his only Son to die for men, a compassion so intense that it took Christ on the Cross.  There can be no Christianity without compassion."  William Barclay

Sermon Notes: Encouragement in Suffering 1 Peter 3:1-7

1 Peter 3:1-7
1 Peter 2:11-12 

I. Wives-Be submissive(Gen 3:16) 

     A. By practicing faithfulness (1 Cor 7:12-16) 

     B. By exercising modesty (Is 3:16-24) 

     C. By following Biblical Examples 

II. Husbands-Be submissive (Eph 5:25-27) 

     A. Consideration 

     B. Chivalry 

     C. Companionship