Following Christ's example

~~~~~~~ No 13 in the series - The Epistles of Peter. ~~~~~~~ **Considering 1 Peter 2:21-25** For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, **leaving us an example,** that ye should follow his steps: ..... the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. (1 Peter 2:21-25) *1/ Christ's person - the one to follow. 2/ Christ's actions - that we are to follow. 3/ Christ's people - who are to follow his example.* **Sermon summary:** This sermon, drawn from 1 Peter 2:21–25, presents Christ as the ultimate example for believers, emphasizing His sinless nature, sacrificial suffering, and faithful submission to God's will. It unfolds three central themes: Christ's person as the spotless Lamb and Shepherd who leads His people; His actions—enduring revilement without retaliation, suffering without threat, and committing Himself to the righteous Judge; and the identity of Christ's people as those once lost and wayward, now returned to Him, called to live dead to sin and alive to righteousness. The preacher calls believers to follow Christ not in their own strength, but through daily dependence on divine grace, reckoning themselves dead to sin and walking in newness of life, empowered by the Holy Spirit to endure trials and reflect Christ's meekness. The tone is deeply pastoral and convicting, urging a life of continual surrender, sanctification, and faithful imitation of Christ's example in a world marked by sin and suffering.