StoneBridge Community Church
Senior Pastor Jon Saur
Sermon Outline
I. Patrick's Story
II. "Defense"
A. "Answer?"
B. Pressure?
III. "The Hope that is in you."
IV. "Suffer for doing good."
V. Hope
1 Peter 3:13-17 NRSV
NEXT STEPS:
1) Think about someone who has asked you about the hope that is in you in the past.
2) How did you respond to that person?
3) If possible, reach out to that person to see how they are.
4.) Pray for that person, that they would share the same hope.
GROWTH GROUP / PERSONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. How would you define "the hope that is in you?"
2. What do you think of when you hear the word "defense?"
3. Do you feel pressure when you think about "giving a defense of the hope that is in you?" Why or why not?
4. In what ways have "gentleness" and "respect" been lost in our current culture?
5. What is the best way for Christians to model "gentleness" and respect" to the world around us?
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