1 Peter 2: 4-10
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(NKJV)
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 Therefore it is also contained in the
Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief
cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes
on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
1 Peter 2: 4-10
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(NKJV)
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but
to those who are disobedient,
“The stone which the builders rejected Has
become the chief cornerstone,”
8 and “A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.”
They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to
which they also were appointed.
1 Peter 2: 4-10
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(NKJV)
But you are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people,
that you may proclaim the praises of Him who
called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the
people of God, who had not obtained mercy but
now have obtained mercy.
Spiritual Royalty
• Today caps off our 2013 Vacation Bible
School
• This year’s theme is “Spiritual Royalty”
taken from I Peter 2:4-10
• This morning we want to focus our
minds together upon a lesson built for
our theme
Spiritual Royalty
• I Peter 2:4-10 teaches us that we are
spiritual royalty
• We may not be much when it comes to
this physical life
• However, Peter here indicates that if we
belong to God, then we belong to
royalty
Spiritual Royalty
• Listen to Peter’s description:
– Spiritual house
– Holy priesthood
– Chosen generation
– Royal priesthood
– Holy nation
– His own special people
Spiritual Royalty
• If you know anything about royalty, you
know that there are some things that
are expected of them
• God expects some things from us as
well
• Peter outlines that here in our passage
of scripture
Spiritual Royalty
• 1. Grow in the Lord (v. 5)
– “…are being built up a spiritual house”
– What Peter is saying is that we are being
groomed for greatness
– In Peter’s second epistle, he speaks of the
proper materials to use in building
ourselves (1:5-11)
Spiritual Royalty
• 1. Grow in the Lord (v. 5)
– We are being built together into
something holy (Eph. 2:19-22)
– Peter had just stated that we should
desire to grow (I Pet. 2:2)
– “but grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”
(II Pet. 3:18)
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• 2. Offer spiritual sacrifices (v. 5)
– Peter here refers to us as not only living
stones, but he also refers to the idea of
making sacrifices
– Paul said that we are to be living sacrifices
(Rom. 12:1)
– That means that we offer ourselves to the
Lord constantly
Spiritual Royalty
• 2. Offer spiritual sacrifices (v. 5)
– Offering up spiritual sacrifices is different
from the OT idea of physical sacrifices
– Those things dealt with beasts, flesh,
blood, fat, & the temporary
– God wishes us to offer up a different type
of sacrifice, one that is spiritual in nature
Spiritual Royalty
• 2. Offer spiritual sacrifices (v. 5)
– What exactly is a spiritual sacrifice?
– Our faith in God is called a sacrifice
(Phil. 2:17)
– Loving God and others was considered
“more than all the whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices” (Mk. 12:28-33)
Spiritual Royalty
• 2. Offer spiritual sacrifices (v. 5)
– Our praise to God that we offer (songs,
prayers, etc.) is also a part of that living
sacrifice (Heb. 13:15)
– Good works are a sacrifice to God
(Heb. 13:16)
– Contributions are a sacrifice
(Phil. 4:15-18)
Spiritual Royalty
• 3. Proclaim Jesus (v. 9)
– “…that you may proclaim the praises of
Him who called you out of darkness into
His marvelous light”
– It’s only natural for us to want to proclaim
the One by whose name we are called
(Acts 4:12)
Spiritual Royalty
• 3. Proclaim Jesus (v. 9)
– Christ is who died so that we might have
eternal life (Jn. 3:16; Rom. 5:6-11)
– Jesus Himself proclaimed that He was the
way, the truth, and the life (Jn. 14:6)
– Acts 5:42 – Jesus was preached everyday
in the temple and in every house
Spiritual Royalty
• 3. Proclaim Jesus (v. 9)
– Philip preached Jesus to those in Samaria
and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:5, 35)
– Paul immediately began to preach Christ
after his conversion (Acts 9:20)
– Paul declared over and over that Christ is
to be preached (I Cor. 1:23; Col. 1:28)