Message Notes

PULPIT OUTLINE

MORNING WORSHIP 5 April 2020
Text: 1 Peter 2
Title: “A Living Stone”

THE SIGNIFICANT PLACE OF FAITH

1. Through faith

Who are kept by the power of God
Through faith for salvation to be revealed in the last time

1 Peter 1:5

2. Yet believing

Whom having not seen you love,
Though you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible
And full of glory

1 Peter 5:8

A SIGNIFICANT FAITH IS ONE THAT IS ALIVE

Significant statements in 1 Peter using the word “living”

1. A living hope

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope
Through the resurrect of Jesus Christ from the dead.

1 Peter 1:3

2. A living Word

Having been born again, n0t of corruptible seed but incorruptible,
Through the word of God which lives and abides forever

1 Peter 1:23

It is the Spirit that gives life;
The flesh profits nothing.
The words that I speak to you are Spirit and life

John 6:63

3. A living stone (1 Peter 2:4)

Coming to Him as to a living stone,
Rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious.

1 Peter 2:4

THE OBVIOUS DANGER OF A DEAD FAITH

1. Faith by itself without works is dead (James 2:17)

2. Faith without works is dead (James 2:20)

3. Body without the spirit is dead
So, faith without works is dead also (James 2:26)

THE SIGNIFICANT PLACE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

1. As the Risen Saviour

Begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ

1 Peter 1:3)

2. As the Returning Lord

At the revelation of Jesus Christ

1 Peter 1:7

THE PLACE OF JESUS AS THE LIVING CORNERSTONE

1. Coming to Him… as a living stone (1 Peter 2:4)

a) Rejected by ungodly men

b) Chosen by God and precious

2. Christ as the cornerstone (1 Peter 2:7)

a) It is God who chooses the cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6)

i) Elect

ii) Precious

b) There are some who would reject

i) The disobedient (1 Peter 2:7)

ii) The so-called “builders”
These prided themselves as builders of God’s temple (Scribes/ priests etc)

c) Those who acknowledge Jesus as the Cornerstone

i) Those who believe (1 Peter 2:7)

ii) Those who are enlightened

GOD’S ETERNAL PLAN OF SALVATION FURTHER REVEALED

1. A great truth

a) The original word (Exodus 19:5-6)

i) If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant

ii) Then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people;
for all the earth is Mine.

iii) And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation

b) The applied word (1 Peter 2:5)

i) Being built up a spiritual house
This was an eternal plan of God revealed and explained
As opposed to a physical house

ii) Built together as a “spiritual house”

c) A holy priesthood
Original word

i) A special treasure (Exodus 19:5)

ii) A kingdom of priests (Exodus 19:6)

iii) A holy nation (Exodus 19:6)

d) A holy priesthood
Applied (1 Peter 2:5)

i) All believers regarded as “a holy priesthood”

ii) To offer sacrifices acceptable to God

e) A great vision of the Living Church of God

i) To be alive to God

ii) To be part of God’s plan to have a living House of God

iii) To serve the living God as faithful priests

THE GLORIOUS LIVING CHURCH OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

1. The Concept of the Church was first taught by Jesus to His Disciples

a) On this rock I will build My church (Matthew 16:18a)

b) And the gates of Hades will not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18b)

2. The Concept of the Church became Concrete

a) Peter and His fellow apostles
and a 120 strong congregation formed the first church (Acts 2)

b) Many churches were founded and developed by the apostles and others

3. The Concept of the Church explained

a) A chosen generation (1 Peter 2:9a)

b) A royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9b)

c) His own special people (1 Peter 2:9c)

4. The Challenge of the Church

a) To proclaim the praises of God (1 Peter 2:9d)

b) To be the people of God

Who were once not a people but are now the people of God

1 Peter 2:10a

c) People of light

He called us out of darkness into His marvelous light

1 Peter 2:10b

d) Who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy (1 Peter 2:10c)