The Bridge Church
Unshakeable: A New Way of Living
June 12, 2022
Locations & Times
Englewood SKY Academy
871 S River Rd, Englewood, FL 34223, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
1. Be hopefully focused upon Jesus’ return
2. Be holy like God is holy
3. Be gripped by the incredible price Jesus paid to free us
Holiness is the pathway to glorifying God.
MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS:
I need to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior for the first time
I need to be baptized
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I need to attend Starting Point
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I need to join a small group
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/small-groups
I need to join a serve team
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/serve
I need to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior for the first time
I need to be baptized
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/baptism
I need to attend Starting Point
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/starting-point
I need to join a small group
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/small-groups
I need to join a serve team
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/serve
Dig Deeper:
1. What initially comes to mind when someone says “be holy”?
2. Considering the types of “phony holiness” (Modern Day Pharisees, Angry Activists, and Hiding Monks), do you relate to any of these descriptions? If so, how?
3. Read 1 Peter 1:13-25. Describe a time in your life when you needed your mind “ready for action.” What does it feel like to be “sober-minded” in this moment? What must you do to keep this mindset?
4. What are we to set our “hope completely on?” How does that hope compare to other areas we might rely on?
5. Describe an obedient child’s behavior? Is it always easy to be obedient? Why or why not?
6. Why is obedience often considered negative? How is obedience beneficial?
7. How does remembering the price Christ paid for our redemption affect our view of obedience?
8. In a world where we see and hear that we should be free to be ourselves, follow our hearts, and pursue our own passions, how does being an “obedient child” pursuing a holy life fit?
9. Read verse 15 and define conduct. How much are we to be holy in our conduct?
10. Read verse 17. Have you ever lived as a foreigner in another country? How did that influence your mindset as you went about your daily life? Does the way you live out your faith ever make you feel like a foreigner?
11. Read verse 18 and think about your family history. What physical traits or tangible items have been passed down to you? What ineffective or useless ways, indicated by an empty way of life, have been passed down to you? How does it feel to know you have been redeemed from those inheritances?
12. Read Leviticus 19:2 and Ephesians 5:1. Why does a child long to imitate what he or she sees and hears? In response to these passages, describe what it means to be holy. How are we to be holy?
13. Why is it important, when reading this passage, to not confuse grace (salvation) and works (sanctification) in the way we live our lives? Who is able to produce holiness within us?
14. Apart from your relationship with Christ, how can being obedient to being holy useful in a hurting and broken world? How do your actions and words affect those both near and far from God? Why is it important to make our lives a reflection of who He is?
15. The fuel to live a holy life is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Consider a time in the past, or even the present, when you’ve been faced with a decision, either big or small. How can these questions change your perspective: How will this decision impact my eternity? Is this decision bringing glory to God? What does God’s Word say to do in this situation?
Live It Out:
1. Reflect: How can you experience the fullness of holiness? In what area of your conduct are you struggling with? What sinful actions are most difficult for you? Consider both sins of commission (doing something you know is bad) and sins of omission (not doing something you know is good). Do you ever consider an area of weakness as excusable since it isn’t as bad as other sins? Why do you think that is?
2. Repent: What do you need to say to God? After reflecting, call out to God. Spend time with your Heavenly Father and share with Him what has been revealed to you. Thank Him for his holiness and ask him to reveal to you how to, as his dearly loved child, grow as an imitator of Him.
3. Reignite: How can you remain fueled? What is our plan to live on mission and reflect God this week? What action steps will you take to call upon the Holy Spirit and remain close to God in order to pursue holiness? How can we encourage each other to be God’s holy family of obedient children this week?
Reading Plan:
Monday: 1 Peter 1:13-25
Tuesday: Psalm 119:1-24
Wednesday: 1 Thessalonians 5
Thursday: Colossians 3
Friday: Romans 6
Saturday: Philippians 2:1-18
Recommended Resources:
“1-2 Peter: An Expositional Commentary” by R.C. Sproul
“1 Peter: A Living Hope in Christ” by Jen Wilkin
1. What initially comes to mind when someone says “be holy”?
2. Considering the types of “phony holiness” (Modern Day Pharisees, Angry Activists, and Hiding Monks), do you relate to any of these descriptions? If so, how?
3. Read 1 Peter 1:13-25. Describe a time in your life when you needed your mind “ready for action.” What does it feel like to be “sober-minded” in this moment? What must you do to keep this mindset?
4. What are we to set our “hope completely on?” How does that hope compare to other areas we might rely on?
5. Describe an obedient child’s behavior? Is it always easy to be obedient? Why or why not?
6. Why is obedience often considered negative? How is obedience beneficial?
7. How does remembering the price Christ paid for our redemption affect our view of obedience?
8. In a world where we see and hear that we should be free to be ourselves, follow our hearts, and pursue our own passions, how does being an “obedient child” pursuing a holy life fit?
9. Read verse 15 and define conduct. How much are we to be holy in our conduct?
10. Read verse 17. Have you ever lived as a foreigner in another country? How did that influence your mindset as you went about your daily life? Does the way you live out your faith ever make you feel like a foreigner?
11. Read verse 18 and think about your family history. What physical traits or tangible items have been passed down to you? What ineffective or useless ways, indicated by an empty way of life, have been passed down to you? How does it feel to know you have been redeemed from those inheritances?
12. Read Leviticus 19:2 and Ephesians 5:1. Why does a child long to imitate what he or she sees and hears? In response to these passages, describe what it means to be holy. How are we to be holy?
13. Why is it important, when reading this passage, to not confuse grace (salvation) and works (sanctification) in the way we live our lives? Who is able to produce holiness within us?
14. Apart from your relationship with Christ, how can being obedient to being holy useful in a hurting and broken world? How do your actions and words affect those both near and far from God? Why is it important to make our lives a reflection of who He is?
15. The fuel to live a holy life is to love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Consider a time in the past, or even the present, when you’ve been faced with a decision, either big or small. How can these questions change your perspective: How will this decision impact my eternity? Is this decision bringing glory to God? What does God’s Word say to do in this situation?
Live It Out:
1. Reflect: How can you experience the fullness of holiness? In what area of your conduct are you struggling with? What sinful actions are most difficult for you? Consider both sins of commission (doing something you know is bad) and sins of omission (not doing something you know is good). Do you ever consider an area of weakness as excusable since it isn’t as bad as other sins? Why do you think that is?
2. Repent: What do you need to say to God? After reflecting, call out to God. Spend time with your Heavenly Father and share with Him what has been revealed to you. Thank Him for his holiness and ask him to reveal to you how to, as his dearly loved child, grow as an imitator of Him.
3. Reignite: How can you remain fueled? What is our plan to live on mission and reflect God this week? What action steps will you take to call upon the Holy Spirit and remain close to God in order to pursue holiness? How can we encourage each other to be God’s holy family of obedient children this week?
Reading Plan:
Monday: 1 Peter 1:13-25
Tuesday: Psalm 119:1-24
Wednesday: 1 Thessalonians 5
Thursday: Colossians 3
Friday: Romans 6
Saturday: Philippians 2:1-18
Recommended Resources:
“1-2 Peter: An Expositional Commentary” by R.C. Sproul
“1 Peter: A Living Hope in Christ” by Jen Wilkin
How to Read 1 Peter
Right Now Media
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/interactive-content/527857/details1 Peter - Where Does My Help Come From?
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https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/289090