6 Christ & The Christian Part I - 1 Peter 2:4-12

We'd love to hear from you. Text us.Today Peter speaks on something so basic you might be tempted to skip past it.  But it is so intrinsic we must imbibe it until we own it.  Until it is rooted in the very fabric of our daily existence.  Today’s topic is "Christ & the Christian."  May I be so bold as to say never let this passage become old because it is pure gold.An argument can be made that our text today is the fulcrum whereby the entire epistle of first Peter hangs together.  Everything before it points to it & everything after it flows from it.  First Peter can be summarized structurally by a series of “S’s”.  In chapters 1 & 2 Peter has spoken of our salvation & sanctification & later in chapters 3 thru 5 Peter will speak of our submission, suffering, shepherds & sheep, specifically their serving & our self-control.  But all of these S’s point to or flow from the S we must address, process, possess, & profess lest we regress & transgress.  For you see, our salvation & sanctification stem from our status in Jesus just as our call to submission, suffering, serving & self-control flow from our status in Jesus.Since this subject is so seminal, central & pivotal we will be investing two sermons to it.  Today is Part I regarding "Christ & the Christian."  Grab your Bible, a pen, & print out the free downloadable sermon outline & accompanying study guide & let's get Washed in the Word!Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for Old Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/ot-study-guides Free Sermon Outlines & Study Guides for New Testament books are available at: https://washedintheword.life/nt-study-guides