Session 7
1 Peter 4:1-11
Memory Verse: 1 Peter 4:10
You’ve likely heard it said that how something is communicated is
just as important as what is communicated.
Peter likely agreed.
1 Peter 4:1-11 contains commands, warnings, and encouragements, but the content is all centered around one thing:
how to live as a Christian in the era between Jesus’s resurrection and return.
There is a commandment to live for God’s will.
There is a warning that doing so would lead to oppression.
There is an encouragement to take an eternal view of such suffering.
Sometimes we need to be told bluntly what to do.
Sometimes we need to be warned.
Sometimes we need to be encouraged.
Peter does it all.
Packing for a trip reveals something about a person’s personality.
Some start packing weeks in advance, while others pack the morning they leave.
Some put everything they could possibly need in their luggage; others take only the bare essentials.
Still others buy items they need once they arrive at their destination.
Believers are equipped with everything they need to grow in spiritual maturity and battle sin in their lives. (PSG, p. 64)
has anyone made a trip recently, or will you be making one?
Invite tips for preparing for travel.
this session continues Peter’s instructions for following Christ in a hostile world.
Throughout his letter, Peter served as a mentor to his readers.
In this session, his emphasis is on developing spiritual maturity.