"THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER"

Expository Sermon Outlines Based On The First Epistle Of Peter

• Pilgrims Of The Dispersion (1:1)
• The "Elect" Of God (1:2)
• A "Living" Hope (1:3-5)
• Joy Inexpressible And Full Of Glory (1:6-9)
• Ministering Not To Themselves, But To Us (1:10-12)
• Fortifying The Focus Of Our Hope (1:13)
• Proper Conduct As Obedient Children (1:14-21)
• Loving One Another Fervently (1:22)
• The Living And Abiding Word (1:22-2:3)
• Jesus: Cornerstone, Or Stumblingstone? (2:4-10)
• Spiritual Sacrifices Acceptable To God (2:5)
• A Plea To Pilgrims (2:11-12)
• Pilgrims And The Governments Of Men (2:13-17)
• Commendable Conduct Before God (2:18-25)
• Our Duties As Wives And Husbands (3:1-7)
• Our Duties To Each Other (3:8-12)
• Preparing For Persecution (3:13-18)
• Peter's Perplexing Passage (3:18-20)
• The Antitype In Which God Saves Us (3:21-22)
• The Militant Christian (4:1-6)
• Living In The End Times (4:7-11)
• Persevering Through Persecution (4:12-19)
• Peter's Exhortation To Elders (5:1-4)
• Peter's Exhortation To The Young (5:5-9)
• Be Hopeful! (5:10-14)

These outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Feel free to use them as they are, or adapt them to suit your own personal style. To God be the glory!

The "Executable Outlines" Series, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 1998

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