1 Peter 2:4-8 | Sermon Resources | 20 October 2024
Sermon Summary
The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone. While we might come to Jesus individually, we are not meant live separately. Peter reminds us of this fact, telling us that as we come to Jesus, we are being built together into a new spiritual house with Jesus himself being our cornerstone. In the sermon this week Pastor Billy challenges us to view this new spiritual house as something that is precious to us.
Discussion Questions
- What was your biggest takeaway from the sermon this week?
- Why might the idea of the church becoming the new spiritual house (i.e. the temple) have been shocking to Peter’s original audience?
- How does this imagery of being a “spiritual house” challenge the way you view the church community and your role within it?
- What encouragement do you think we should take from knowing that we are a part of this new spiritual house?
- How can we as a group more fully live out the implications of this idea of being built together as a spiritual house?
- Spend some time discussing the various descriptions of Jesus in this passage. Which description is most significant for you? How so?
- What does it mean that Jesus has become the cornerstone?
- Explain what Peter means in verse 8: “They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.”
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