"Redeemed By A Priceless Savior” 1 Peter 1:18–19

Good morning.

Stand with me and repeat after me.

This is my Bible

I am what it says I am

I have what it says I have

I can do what it says I can do.

Today I will be taught more of the Word of God

I boldly confess:

My mind is alert,

My heart is receptive.

I will never be the same.

I am about to receive the incorruptible, indestructible, ever-living seed of the Word of God.

I will never be the same—

I'll never be the same, in Jesus’ Name!

Amen.

“Redeemed by a Priceless Savior”

Turn with me to 1 Peter 1:18–19 and say, "Amen" when you are there.

Let us read together.

"Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."

Every believer must understand one foundational truth:

You are redeemed— and the price God paid for you defines your worth.

Peter starts this verse with the word “knowing.”

He wants you to live with absolute certainty, without doubt, without wavering:

You are redeemed.

Not “maybe,” not “hopefully,” not “if I behave well.”

You are redeemed—fully, completely, eternally.

PART 1 — WHAT REDEMPTION MEANS

The word redeemed means:

Bought back

Purchased out of slavery

Rescued from bondage

Freed from a life with no direction

Restored to purpose

In Bible times, redemption was a marketplace term:

Someone in slavery could be bought back if someone paid the price.

We were all spiritually enslaved—

to sin, shame, guilt, habits, and broken patterns.

But Jesus stepped into the marketplace of our lives and said,

“I will pay the price for that one.”

PART 2 — REDEEMED FROM AN AIMLESS LIFE

Peter says we were redeemed from “aimless conduct.”

Before Christ:

We were wandering.

We were repeating cycles.

We were influenced by things passed down through family or culture.

We were chasing money, people, approval, or temporary pleasure.

We lived reacting rather than being led by God.

Some people look successful on the outside but are spiritually aimless on the inside.

But when Jesus redeemed you, your life gained direction.

You now have:

A path

A mission

A calling

A divine purpose

A destiny marked by God Himself

You are not wandering anymore— you are walking with God.

PART 3 — NOT REDEEMED WITH CORRUPTIBLE THINGS

Peter says something strange but powerful:

“You were NOT redeemed with silver or gold.”

Why mention that?

Because in that world—and still today—silver and gold were considered the most valuable things a person could own.

Yet God says:

“Your value is far above silver or gold.

Your soul is too precious to be bought with earthly wealth.”

Gold can tarnish.

Silver can lose value.

Money can disappear.

Reputation can fade.

Titles can be taken away.

Tradition can become empty.

But the price God paid for you is eternal, pure, and unchanging.

PART 4 — THE PRICE: THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS

Your redemption cost heaven its greatest treasure.

Not an angel.

Not a prophet.

Not an animal sacrifice.

Not a religious ritual.

But the blood of Jesus Christ, the perfect, spotless Lamb of God.

His blood:

Cleanses

Heals

Restores

Breaks chains

Cancels sin

Covers your past

Opens your future

And declares your worth to all of eternity

If the enemy ever whispers,

“You’re not worthy,”

“You’re not valuable,”

“You’re a failure,”

You can respond:

“I know my value—

I was bought with the blood of Jesus.”

There was once a famous musician whose guitar had created songs known around the world. After his death, the guitar was lost for years. One day, a man walked into a pawnshop and saw it hanging on the wall—dusty, scratched, strings broken… It looked worthless.

The shop owner said,

"Nobody wants that old thing. It’s beat up."

But the man recognized it.

He knew its history.

He knew whose hands once held it.

He knew the music it created.

Without hesitation, he said,

“I’ll buy it.”

And he paid a price far greater than what the shop owner expected.

Why?

Because the guitar’s value wasn’t in its appearance.

Its value came from who it belonged to.

Later the man restored it, polished it, restrung it, and it sang again.

That is redemption.

God walked into the pawnshop of this world, saw you hanging there: broken, damaged, undervalued…

And He said,

“I want that one.”

Not because of what you looked like,

but because He knew what He created you to be.

PART 5 — WHAT REDEMPTION MEANS FOR YOUR DAILY LIFE

Because you are redeemed:

1. You don’t have to live in shame.

Your past no longer defines you.

2. You don’t have to repeat generational patterns.