Built on the Cornerstone
1 Peter 2:4-12
4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—
5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame.”[b]
7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
“The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”[c]
8 and,
“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”[d]
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
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.
5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For in Scripture it says:
“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame.”[b]
7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
“The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”[c]
8 and,
“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”[d]
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
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.
Message Notes
SERMON NOTES
Outside of Christ, the only thing we can deeply discover about us is who the world wants us to be.
Peter’s volatility was his intentional vulnerability.
When you're following Jesus, shame only comes when you stop trusting Him.
You will never be ashamed of anything you trusted God for.
Jesus is the reference point for everything else.
Jesus is not simply important to your life.
Jesus determines your life.
People are stumbling through life because they're trying to live somebody else's destiny.
Nothing and no one determine your identity but God.
Who you are determines how you live.
Outside of Christ, the only thing we can deeply discover about us is who the world wants us to be.
Peter’s volatility was his intentional vulnerability.
When you're following Jesus, shame only comes when you stop trusting Him.
You will never be ashamed of anything you trusted God for.
Jesus is the reference point for everything else.
Jesus is not simply important to your life.
Jesus determines your life.
People are stumbling through life because they're trying to live somebody else's destiny.
Nothing and no one determine your identity but God.
Who you are determines how you live.