As Obedient Children: 1 Peter 1:14
David Phillips • October 25, 2026
Sermon: As Obedient Children
1 Peter 1:14
Peter exhorts us to be holy to God as obedient children. Jesus reveals that such obedience is how we show our love toward God and abide in His love. God's grace not only flows to, but through His obedient children.
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Here we examine examples providing a pattern that those who sin ought to confess to the righteous so the righteous can pray for their forgiveness and healing.
James directs our attention to Job to remind us about the "end God intends" for his saints for those who endure with patience. Victory comes during and after trial.
Finishing our discussion on seeking first the kingdom, Jesus teaches us what it looks like to store up treasure in heaven in various aspects of our lives.
Why does James teach us to confess our sins to one another? How do our prayers for one another help in our mutual struggles against sin? What about intercession?
In Acts 9:31, God was causing growth when the churches were walking in the fear of the Lord. What does it mean to fear the Lord and how do we learn to walk in it?
God promises great reward to those who endure persecution for righteousness’ sake. How do we learn to focus on the reward instead of the pain in the midst of trials?
Jesus illustrates how we learn to store up treasure in heaven: 1) the master we serve, 2) a good vs evil eye, 3) the provisions we trust, 4) what we seek most.
In our study on prayer we direct our attention to James 5:16, “confess your sins to one another.” If Jesus is our advocate, why do we confess to one another?
We explore the biblical concept that Jesus is our advocate in the court room of heaven who intercedes and gives us the power to overcome our accuser by His blood.
Acts 9:31 summarizes the pattern of congregational growth seen in the book of Acts. Each congregation was 1) edified, 2) comforted, 3) then multiples. Are we?
In Lesson 2, we established the principle of reward. We now dig deeper to consider how endurance in suffering for the sake of Christ leads to great reward.
We continue our discussion of Jesus' teachings on fasting. Why is fasting considered a practice of righteousness? What is it about fasting that God rewards?
James 5:16 says the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much. What does a righteous person look like? The epistle of James contains the answer.
Hebrews 11:6 says that he who comes to God must believe that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. How does "reward" work in concert with grace?
In the sermon in the Mount Jesus teaches on practicing our righteousness. He identifies the practices that, when done to be seen by God in secret, God rewards openly
