Uncommon Power 1 Peter 2:11-12

Good Morning

Grab your bible and say this with me

This is my Bible

I am what is 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.

“UNCOMMON POWER”

Turn with me to 1 Peter 2:11–12 (NIV) and say, "Amen" when you are there.

“Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 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.”

INTRODUCTION — A CALL TO LIVE DIFFERENT

Peter writes to believers scattered across the ancient world—ordinary people facing pressure, persecution, misunderstanding, and suspicion. They lived in a culture that didn’t understand them…and sometimes didn’t want to.

Yet Peter does something surprising:

He doesn’t tell them to fight back.

He doesn’t tell them to blend in.

He doesn’t tell them to hide away.

He tells them to live differently, to live with an uncommon power a power that doesn’t come from the world but from God Himself.

This uncommon power isn’t loud…

It isn’t flashy…

It isn’t violent…

It’s a quiet, strong, steady power that transforms everything around it.

And this is the same power God calls you and me to walk in today.

1. UNCOMMON POWER BEGINS WITH KNOWING WHO YOU ARE (v. 11)

Peter opens with identity:

“You are foreigners and exiles.”

In other words:

“This world is not your home. You belong to another Kingdom.”

Uncommon power starts when you understand that:

You are not defined by what the world says about you.

You are not controlled by what your past did to you.

You are not trapped by the spiritual battles around you.

You are a citizen of Heaven with access to Heaven’s resources.

When you know who you are, you live differently.

When you forget who you are, you live powerless.

The Battle Within

Peter reminds us of something honest:

There’s a war inside—“sinful desires which wage war against your soul.”

But he also reminds us:

You are not a victim of those desires.

You have the Spirit of God inside you.

Uncommon power is the power to say no when the flesh says yes.

Uncommon power is the power to walk away when the crowd runs toward sin.

Uncommon power is the strength to deny the cravings that destroy the soul.

This is not natural power—it is supernatural.

2. UNCOMMON POWER IS SEEN IN HOW WE LIVE, NOT JUST WHAT WE SAY (v. 12)

Peter says,

“Live such good lives among the pagans…”

Notice what he doesn’t say:

“Preach louder,”

“Prove your point,”

“Win the argument.”

He says,

“Let your life preach.”

Why?

Because sometimes the loudest sermon is a quiet, consistent life.

Uncommon power is revealed through uncommon living:

Loving when others hate

Forgiving when others retaliate

Serving when others demand

Remaining pure when others compromise

Walking in peace when the world shakes

Peter says your good deeds are so powerful that even those who accuse you, criticize you, mistrust you…

will one day have to admit that God was working in you.

Uncommon power is not about being impressive.

It’s about being faithful.

3. UNCOMMON POWER GLORIFIES GOD AND OPENS HEARTS

Peter says your life can cause others to “glorify God on the day He visits us.”

That means your life can point someone to Jesus—even if you never knew it.

Uncommon power has a purpose: to shine the spotlight on God, not us.

This world doesn’t need more Christians who can talk big; it needs Christians who can live clean, walk humbly, and love deeply.

Your life is a testimony.

Your life is a doorway.

Your life is a sermon someone else may be reading.

STORY — “THE QUIET TESTIMONY THAT CHANGED A MAN’S LIFE

A few years ago, a construction worker named Tim worked on the same crew as a man named Joe.

Joe wasn’t a preacher.

He wasn’t flashy.

He never argued about faith.

But he lived differently.

When the guys cursed, Joe stayed silent.

When they complained, he encouraged.

When they mocked him, he smiled.

And when someone needed help, Joe was always first in line.

One day, Tim—who was known for drinking, fighting, and anger—pulled Joe aside and said:

“Man… I don’t like Christians.

But I respect you.

There’s something different about you.

I want whatever it is you have.”