Sermons on 1 Peter 2:16:

Freedom From Insecurity

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 29, 2011

A message about the security found in God and what a secure Christian looks like.

All right, open up your Bibles this morning to First Peter, chapter 2. We’re in the sermon series called First Peter; we’re just looking through this book. We’re going to topically walk through this book of First Peter. And again I want to remind you that every week, I want you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Civics 101 Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 27, 2010

WE need a quick civics lesson from Peter!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • As citizens of Heaven we have talked about how important it is for our life to reflect our true citizenship. This means that we are not to be a reflection of the world we live in but rather a reflection of the God we serve! • Today as we continue with that theme Peter is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith In Politics Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 28, 2011

When it comes to the believer's involvement in politics, this principle should guide us: God calls us to submit to all human authority because of Christ, because of our critics, and because we are free in Him!

Deborah Horn, of McLeansboro, Illinois, was brushing her 9-year-old daughter’s hair on a Sunday morning when she began to pepper her mother with a lot of questions. Mom was doing her best to answer them until her daughter looked up and asked, “Are we Christians or Republicans?” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical Free

How To Act As A Free Man

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 2, 2009

Independence Day for us is when we came to Christ. Christ set us truly free. Some see this freedom as license; but true freedom has constraints. It’s not the right to do as we want but the opportunity to do what is right.

HOW TO ACT AS A FREEMAN 1 PETER 2:15-17 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Honor, Love, And Reverence

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 5, 2009

Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, Va: To be good citizens means that we follow Peter’s counsel and honor everyone by supporting the public good; love the church by investing in it; and reverence God by making sure of our personal relationship to Him.

This is a day to celebrate being a people of God in a nation shaped by the will of God. This is a day to remember who we are, where we came from, and to what we are called. This is a day for honor, love, and reverence. Two years ago, the last time I was here, I mentioned that I had been doing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:10-25

Denomination: Baptist

Serving Through Submission Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016

Jesus saved me through His submission so that I can serve Him through my submission

ENGAGE/TENSION This morning I’m going to preach on a section of Scripture that I don’t particularly like. And my guess is that if most of you are completely honest, you don’t like it either. That’s because it flies in the face of our natural tendencies. Submission is not a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-25

Denomination: Baptist

I Am A Servant Of God Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 13, 2017

We allowed a great enemy to slither into our lives and he knew he need only to get us to trust him with our identity.

“I am a Servant of God” Series: Identity: Becoming Who We Are June 11, 2017 – Brad Bailey Intro A recent report came out by the fastest growing crime in America which is…identity theft. A crime in which someone steals some combination of your credit card number…. Driver’s license number… Social ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:16, Romans 6:22, John 17:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying For Politicians

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Sep 18, 2016

Sometimes we may be frustrated with our political system, with what our leaders do while in office, with our government as a whole. Yet, God calls us to obey the law, pray for our leaders, and above all, follow God.

Romans 13:1-5, 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Praying for Politicians NASA recently reported it has received a record high number of 18,000 applications for its astronaut training program. NASA said it shows a growing interest in space exploration. Then people said, "Nah, we just wanna get off the planet before ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-5, 1 Timothy 2:1-4, 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Taking A Stand Or Taking A Knee?

Contributed by Phillip Smith on Sep 30, 2017

Division has been Satan’s primary means to obtain his loyal followers. It is a time-honored emblem of his control over mankind in the place of God or his Son.

Our culture is very confused, very distracted and very divided in determining what is right and what is wrong. Satan is dividing our nation and deceiving the population making it very hard to speak out and teach our neighbor what is truth. The words of Abraham Lincoln, in his House Divided speech ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-6, 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On My Honor I Will Do My Best

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 22, 2017

Honoring God and Honoring Government

On My Honor, I Will Do My Best Matthew 22: 15-22 On my honor, I will do my best. To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. – Boy Scouts of America OATH. Sixty some odd ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Peter 2:13-17, Matthew 7:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Principles And Patterns Of Submission: Government Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 6, 2014

Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: Government

Living on Mission in a Foreign Land Principles and Patterns of Submission: Government 1 Peter 2:13-17 David Taylor We are in the third week of our new Series, “Living on Mission in a Foreign Land,” based upon 1 Peter 2.11-4.11. Today we look at “Principles and Patterns of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wayfaring Strangers , A Study Of 1 Peter , Part 10 " Citizens Arrest" Series

Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 2, 2018

Part 10 of our 1 Peter study

Wayfaring Strangers A Study Of 1 Peter Part 10 “Citizen’s Arrest” 1 Peter 2:13-17 Open in Prayer Today we are going to continue with our study of 1 Peter titled wayfaring Strangers Please turn to 1 Peter chapter 2 Reading verses 13-17 13 For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-25

Denomination: Baptist

God, Government And You

Contributed by Gary Kelly on May 2, 2012

Godly principles regarding leadership and submission.

God, Government and You How many of you are ‘rule-keepers’? • When you see a rule do you try to do everything possible to not break it? How many of you are ‘rule-breakers’? • When you’re faced with a rule, …. • do you find yourself wanting to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Apostolic

Be Prepared For Motion Sickness Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 2, 2014

Life isn't fair. Life isn't just. How can I avoid being defeated by the truth that "in this world I will experience trouble?"

OPEN: Tom had never gone deep-sea fishing before, and once he was out at sea he began to think it was the stupidest thing he'd ever done in his life. Who would ever have believed that seasickness could be this awful? With every pitch and roll, Tom wondered how he was going to survive the remaining ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Walk The Talk "A War Against Your Soul"

Contributed by Kevin O'connor on Sep 3, 2018

To walk the obedient life we must realize the context in which we live. There is a war against waging against our souls.

“Walk the Talk” #4 (The War against your Soul) S-2 Being born-again brought you into an existing war. S-3 I Peter 2:11-12 S-4 A War against your Soul 1. Inward war from sinful desires (fleshly lust) 2. Outward war by those that speak against you, accusing you of doing wrong. 3. The reality ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-25