Calvary Chapel Carson City
Sunday Morning
April 26, 2026
1 Peter 1:13-2:1
Our Living Hope and Holy Life Motivation
Faith tested and approved is:
Sincere and true
Shown to be strong
Pure and without dross
The anchor application of 1 Peter
Be Encouraged, (even though, even if)
Peter’s reasoning for giving the Old Testament examples and angelic inquiries, was not to prove the point or validate the message of the Gospel but to strengthen the stand of those enduring the trials of the day.
Recap: How Much More
Desire
Intense interest
1 Peter 1:13-17(18, 22, 2:1)
Our “Therefore, Knowing, Since, Therefore” Conduct
Gird up
Be sober
Rest your Hope fully
Destiny of Holiness
Oswald Chambers 9/1
Grace: Past, Present, Future
Let this mind:
Philippians 2
Be Holy:
Is it something that holds us or is it something we’re trying to hold?
The God of the Bible is radically different than any other gods. (Clarke)
Knowing:
1 Peter 1:18-21
Another “therefore” moment
The Redemption cost contrasts
The Cost determined and defined the worth
It’s not what you see it’s what He sees
Since:
Another “therefore” moment
