Hope, Honor, and Happiness; 1 Peter 1:3-6
Hope, Honor, and Happiness
1 Peter 1:3-6
I. Praise the Provider: Celebrating the God of Compassion (Verses 3a)
A. Blessed Be the God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ
B. The Provider’s Promise: Mercy Manifested
II. Power, Promise, and Provision: Presenting the Promise of Salvation (Verses 3b-4)
A. Begotten Again unto a Lively Hope
B. The Promise of an Inheritance: Imperishable, Undefiled, and Unfading
III. Preservation and Power: Secured by the Sovereign (Verses 5a)
A. Who Are Kept by the Power of God
B. Unto Salvation: The Ultimate Revelation
IV. Perspective and Passion: The Purpose of Our Present Pain (Verses 6)
A. Ye Rejoice Greatly
B. Though Now for a Season, Ye Are in Heaviness
C. Through Manifold Temptations
V. Practical Pursuit: Applying the Power of Hope in Daily Life
A. Proclaim the Praise
B. Possess the Promise
C. Persevere Through the Pain
D. Prepare for the Revelation