Weapons Against Warring World | North Attleboro
From 1 Peter 3:13-17
1. Your weapon is your .
📖 1 Peter 3:13 ESV Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
📖 1 Peter 2:11-12 ESV Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
📖 Galatians 5:16-17 ESV But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
Text Takeaway:
Who can ? People or God
2. Your weapon is your .
📖 1 Peter 3:14 ESV But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
📖 1 Peter 5:10 ESV And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his
📖 1 Peter 1:6-7 NLT So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. 7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
📖 Psalm 27:1 ESV The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Text Takeaway:
Who can ? People or God
3. Your Weapon is your .
📖 1 Peter 3:15 ESV but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
📖 Psalm 145:4 ESV One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
📖 Psalm 71:15 ESV My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day,
Text Takeaway:
Who can ? People or God
4. Your Weapon is your .
📖 1 Peter 3:16 ESV having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
📖 1 Peter 3:9 NLT Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.
📖 Matthew 5:38-40 ESV “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
📖 1 Peter 2:23 NLT He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered.He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.
Text Takeaway:
Who can ? People or God
📖 1 Samuel 2:6 NLT The Lord gives both death and life: he brings some down to the grave but raises others up.
5. Your Weapon is your .
📖 1 Peter 2:12 NLT Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.
Text Takeaway:
Who can ? People or God
📖 Acts 5:29 ESV But Peter and the apostles answered,“We must obey God rather than men.
📖 Matthew 25:40 ESV And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
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