Hope that Nourishes

Hope that Nourishes: Taste and See

1 Peter 2:1-8

Hearers of the Word

I. Rid Yourselves of Every Form of Evil (verses 1 & the “put away” list)

a. All malice

b. All deceit

c. All hypocrisy

d. All slander


II. Crave the Pure Milk of the Word (verse 2)


III. The Reason We Can Crave It is because we Have Tasted That the Lord Is Kind (verse 3)

Note:  IT must be tasted so that it can be tested!


IV. The Center of Everything: Coming to the Living Stone (verses 4-5)


V. Three Urgent Calls

a. Taste and See That the Lord Is Good


b. Your Responsibility as Priests


c. Eager to Hear, Eager to Serve, Eager to Go

Doers of the Word

1. Peter begins by commanding believers to “rid yourselves” of sins from the past life.  Which one of these four sins do you find most tempting or most present in your own life right now?  What is the Holy Spirit asking you to do in response?


2. Peter says we should be hungry for the pure words of the Lord.  How hungry are you right now for the plain teaching and preaching of Scripture? What distractions, busyness, or spiritual “junk food” have dulled your appetite lately?


3. Peter says we are “living stones” being built into a spiritual house “for a holy priesthood” to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.  Pastor Steven mentioned three areas that the Old Testament would consecrate—ear, hand, or foot— Which of these three areas feels most “unconsecrated” right now in your life?


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