Sermons

I. Our Identity (1 Pet. 1:1-2)
--A. Chosen according to God's foreknowledge
--B. Chosen by the sanctifying work of the Spirit
--C. Chosen to be obedient to Jesus Christ
--D. Chosen to be sprinkled by the blood of Jesus

II. Reasons to Praise God (v. 3-12)
--A. He's given us new birth (v. 3).
--B. He's given us new birth into an inheritance (v. 4-5).
--C. He's given us reason to rejoice, even in tough times (v. 6-9).
--D. All the promises given by the OT prophets have come to fruit in Messiah (v. 10-12).