LIVE: YouTube LIVE
Speaker : Rev. Daniel Yaw
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16
Introduction
- Henry Ford: Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success
- JF Kennedy: The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
- A. Lincoln: If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I would spend the first hour sharpening my axe.
- Annony: You don’t have to stay awake during the nights to succeed, just stay awake during the days.
How then are we to live a consecrated life? It begins right now.
I Peter 1:13-16
- The key verse to this passage and the following is this: “Be holy because I am holy”. It speaks of a holy life and a holy life is a consecrated life.
A. A Matter of the Mind
“Therefore , prepare your minds for actions!”
“A consecrated life begins with the mind. ”
- About sinners:
Romans 1:27-29
- About Saints:
Romans 12:1-2
Phil 4:8
B. A Matter of our Spirit
“Be self control, set your hope fully on the grace to be given you...”
- What does it mean to live “soberly”?
- Why do we need such self control or soberness of spirit?
- How are we to be sober?
a. Having a hope that is lasting and eternal
b. Leaning on the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
c. Being alert of the work of the evil one
d. Being conscious of pleasing our Lord Jesus Christ
C. A Matter of our Heart
“As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had......”
- Desires are birthed from the heart.
- What then should our heart’s desire be? - “Be Holy because I am holy.”
Colossians 3:1-14
(The Reason for Consecration: We belong to another world system) v1-4
(The Recognition of Unconsecration: What are they like) v5-11
(The Description of one who is consecrated: What we should be) v12-14
Conclusion
- “How we live reflects who we are.”
