Sermons on 1 Peter 2:10-12:

A Christian Is... An Alien And A Stranger Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2015

A Christian Is... An Alien and a Stranger Thesis: As Christians We are to be Different (Material adapted from Bob Tinsky's book, A Christian Is, Chapter 7, Pgs. 105-118)

HoHum: In the Ice Age movies a squirrel is on a never ending quest for the acorn. He tries and he tries to get that acorn, and meets with a variety of misadventures along the way. He never succeeds in getting the acorn. In one of these movies, the squirrel has a "near death" experience, and finds ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What America Needs Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2011

WHAT AMERICA (AND BY EXTENSION THE WORLD) NEEDS MOST IS FOR THE CHURCH TO TRULY BE THE CHURCH.

What America Needs Extending your Arms July 01, 2011 INTRODUCTION In this last week I did a little survey on line of all for signs of all the things that America needs. It seemed like America needed a lot. America needs fatima America needs revival America needs fewer taxes America needs more ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

These Are My People

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2012

A sermon on the church based on 1 Peter 2:9-10 (Outline and material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, The Faith Once For All, Chapter 23, The Church: It's Nature)

HoHum: In Wheat That Springeth Green, author J.F. Powers has one of his characters say, “This is a big old ship. She creaks, she rocks, she rolls, and at times she makes you want to throw up. But she gets where she’s going. Always has, always will, until the end of time. With or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Living Stone" 1 Peter 2:4-10 Series

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Feb 27, 2015

Jesus said that a wise man will build upon the "rock" for solid foundation and the foolish man would build upon the "sand" and the foolish man house would not stand. We as "living stones" must build upon "Rock" for our spiritual house to stand.

Introduction: Peter use the text from Psalm 34:8 as he writes to the Christian "you have tasted that the Lords is gracious" in the previous verse (2:3). Then Peter states that we have tasted the milk of Word as he refers to Jesus Christ. After believers have purged their lives from the unwholesome ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Of Saint Who Series

Contributed by Timothy Andrew Stephens on Jul 21, 2011

Peter calls the church Living Stones built on the foundation of Christ Jesus alone. We are both a building and a body. As a body we are living cells built upon the DNA (Divine Nature Attributes) of Jesus. We are called to unity and love for one another

“The Church of Saint Who” PRAYER FOR CHURCH BODY Now as we are praying. I want to ask us also to pray for our church. Pray that we as a people will learn to love God with all our hearts. Lord make us desperate for You. Pray that each of us will learn to love one another as Christ ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10

The Passport Of Saint Who Series

Contributed by Timothy Andrew Stephens on Jul 21, 2011

Throughout His Word God calls us to live as aliens in a foreign land. Don't get so comfortable here that you miss the adventure of a God focused life.

The Passport of Saint Who 1 Peter 2:4-12 I Peter 2: 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Bless Your Family

Contributed by Richard Smithson on Jul 24, 2011

Heads of families are encouraged to rise up and bless their families.

Bless Your Family 1 Peter 2:9-10 KJV 9) But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 10) Which in time past were not a people, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Church Of God

A Spiritual House Series

Contributed by Jeff Ecklund on Jul 28, 2011

Second in a series of addressing the believers purpose into being part of something larger in God's purpose for us.

A Spiritual House HOTL 2011 Release to Purpose II Series Open with a thank-you….For showing up. For being faithful. For giving, caring, praying, gathering… For putting up with each other…(bearing with one another)…We love and like our church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Denomination: *other

Precious In His Sight Series

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Aug 7, 2011

Come to Jesus, Be acceptable in His sight, and Believe on Him for provision in every area of your life. We are rejected by the world, but precious in the sight of God.

- Opening Prayer - Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Blameless Conversation Series

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Aug 14, 2011

There is an utter necessity for Christians to live a pure and blameless life before a world that wants to demean the name of Jesus. We need Jesus, we need to proclaim Jesus, and we need to represent Jesus!

Application Points: - We need Jesus - We need to proclaim Jesus - We need to represent Jesus Text: 1 Peter 2:11-12 1 Peter 2:11-12 11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12 Having your conversation honest among the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Out Of Darkness Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Aug 4, 2012

We have been brought out of darkness to show forth the glory of God.

I opened the last chapter describing the watershed interaction between Jesus and his disciples, which culminated in Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of the living God. In a similar manner God and his people, the Israelites, had a watershed experience in which their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Alien Life Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Aug 5, 2012

How should Christians respond to persecution and to suffering in the world?

This passage introduces the epistle’s section on Christian living and its overall theme. To borrow from Francis Schaeffer, it is “How Should We Then Live?” How should Christians conduct themselves in a world that is nonChristian, i.e. where the citizenry do not acknowledge Jesus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Alien Id - Aliens - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 15, 2012

Odd . . . different . . . we believe They are among us! Learn to spot them!Communicate with them!

Aliens Pt. 1 – Alien ID Every generation has seemed to be enthralled with their existence. You can backtrack through television and movies and see this interest carried throughout. “My Favorite Martian,” “Mork & Mindy (instead of amening you can say nanu nanu),” “ET”, “Signs,” “Men in Black,” and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

America And All Nations Wait On The Body Of Christ

Contributed by Dale Mcanally on Dec 30, 2014

The mature children of God in Christ Jesus, the church or called out ones, the body of the Anointed One and the Anointing, are the hope for the people of all nations in the Earth.

The body of Christ is made up of all people that have made Jesus Christ the Savior and Lord of their lives. The word, Christ, translated from the New Testament Greek means, “the Anointed One and the Anointing”. The word, anoint, means, “to rub on one with oil”. Oil in the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 10:27, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Romans 8:18-21, Revelation 2:25-26, Isaiah 60:1-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Marks Of The People Of God (1 Peter 2:9-12) Series

Contributed by Greg Brown on Aug 2, 2014

Exposition of 1 Peter 2:9-12

Marks of the People of God But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational