9But you are za chosen race, aa royal bpriesthood, ca holy nation, da people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you eout of darkness into fhis marvelous light. 10gOnce you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11Beloved, I urge you has sojourners and exiles ito abstain from the passions of the flesh, jwhich wage war against your soul. 12kKeep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, lthey may see your good deeds and glorify God on mthe day of visitation.
Proclaiming God’s Truth with Boldness
1 Peter 2:9–12, Acts 4:8–31 Sermon • 42:11 • ID: 3591
“Sojourners and Exiles”
1 Peter 2:11–12 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 40:22 • ID: 3551
Belonging — Part One
1 Peter 2:9–10, Romans 12:1–13 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 39:49 • ID: 2508
Belonging — Part Two
1 Peter 2:9, Romans 12:1–13 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 28:53 • ID: 2509
The Confused Culture and a Compromised Church
1 Peter 2:9 – 2 Peter 2:11 Sermon • 36:43 • ID: 1657
The Principle and Pattern of Submission — Part One
1 Peter 2:11–17 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 35:57 • ID: 1471
A Study in 1 Peter, Volume 2
Submission in a Secular Culture 1 Peter 2:11–3:12 Series • ID: 16002
A Study in 1 Peter, Volume 1
Standing Firm in Shaky Times 1 Peter 1:1–2:10 Series • ID: 16001
8Then Peter, ufilled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9if we are being examined today vconcerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that wby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, xwhom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11yThis Jesus1 is the stone that was zrejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.2 12And there is asalvation bin no one else, for cthere is no other dname under heaven given among men3 by which we must be saved.”
13eNow when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. 14But seeing the man who was healed fstanding beside them, gthey had nothing to say in opposition. 15But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, 16saying, h“What shall we do with these men? For that ia notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them jto speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19But Peter and John answered them, k“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20for lwe cannot but speak of what mwe have seen and heard.” 21And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, nbecause of the people, for all were praising God ofor what had happened. 22For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
The Believers Pray for Boldness
23When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24And when they heard it, they lifted their voices ptogether to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, qwho made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,4 said by the Holy Spirit,
r“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26The kings of the earth set themselves,
and sthe rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his tAnointed’5—
27for truly in this city there were gathered together against your uholy servant Jesus, vwhom you anointed, both wHerod and xPontius Pilate, along ywith the Gentiles and zthe peoples of Israel, 28ato do whatever your hand and byour plan had predestined to take place. 29And now, Lord, clook upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all dboldness, 30while eyou stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed fthrough the name of your gholy servant Jesus.” 31And when they had prayed, hthe place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and ithey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and jcontinued to speak the word of God with boldness.
Proclaiming God’s Truth with Boldness
1 Peter 2:9–12, Acts 4:8–31 Sermon • 42:11 • ID: 3591
Providence in Christ’s Death
Acts 2:23, Acts 4:28 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 30:24 • ID: 3058
God’s Providence in the Death of Jesus Christ
Acts 2:1–47, Acts 4:1–37 Sermon • 43:24 • ID: 3080
Is the Exclusivity of Christ Unjust?
Acts 4:8–13, John 3:16–21, John 7:37–44 Sermon • 50:38 • ID: 3073
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