Foundation & Proclamation (1 Peter 2:4-12)

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds   Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell   __________   Description: In the last passage, Peter focused on our individual identity as children of God and our responsibility within the family of God. As children, we love one another earnestly and grow together diligently. Here he shifts to our corporate identity: the church as a dwelling place for God, built on the foundation of Christ the Cornerstone, for the proclamation of Christ as a living witness to the world. This passage also concludes the first major section and hinges to the practical aspects of living as chosen strangers on a journey between two worlds in the remainder of the letter.   ____________   Main Idea: The Church is a dwelling place for God, built on the foundation of Christ, for the proclamation of Christ as a living witness to the world.   __________     I. We are a dwelling place for God, built on the Foundation of Christ. (2:4-8).        a. We are being built together as Living Stones into a dwelling place for God, as we come to Christ, the Living Stone.         b. We are being built together on the foundation of Christ, the Cornerstone.      II. We are chosen for the Proclamation of Christ in the world. (2:9-10).        a. We are chosen and set apart from the world.        b. We are chosen for proclamation to the world.   III. We are strangers as a living Witness to the World. (2:11-12).        a. As strangers in the world, our lives are marked by holiness.        b. As strangers in the world, our lives are marked by good deeds.   ____________