1. Defining Authority
·
Authority is
the ____________ of ____________ and
_______________ ordained by
God for _________________
the affairs
of the universe.
·
The
Hierarchy of the Agents of God’s Authority:
The Universe – ____________ (Philippians
2:9-11, Hebrews 2:8)
The World – ____________ (Ephesians
2:1-3, 2 Corinthians 4:4)
The World Communities – __________________
(Romans
13:2)
The Church – ___________ (1
Peter 5:1-3)
The Family – ______________ (Ephesians
5:23-24)
2. Deciphering the Stones (1 Peter
2:4-8)
·
Based on submission to His authority, the
world is divided into two groups:
a) _____________________ (v. 7) to whom He has become…
__________________________________________________
b) _____________________ (v. 7) to whom He has become…
__________________________________________________
·
The only reason for
stumbling is (v. 8):
__________________________________________________
3. Joining the Priesthood
·
As a
priest(es) of Christ I am…
a) ______________ by God [v. 9] (Exodus
28:1; John 15:16)
b) ______________ form sin (Leviticus
8:6–36; Titus 2:14)
c) ______________ for ministry (Leviticus
8:7, Galatians 3:27)
d) ______________ for service
(Leviticus 8:12, 1 John 2:20, 27)
e) ______________ with His Word (Malachi
2:7, Matthew 28:19)
f) ______________
in His Name (Numbers 21:5, John 20:21)
g) ______________ of His pardon (Numbers
15:25, 2 Co. 5:16-21)
4. Offering Spiritual Sacrifice (1 Peter
2:9-12)
a) ________________ in _____________
(v. 9-10)
b) ________________ in _____________
(v. 11)
c) ________________
in _____________ (v. 12)