Prepare your minds…
I. Desire The Word - 1 Peter 2:1-3

A. Get rid of all evil behavior - v. 1
1. These things start in our hearts -
2. We have to put off and put on - Colossians 3:5-11, Ephesians 4:21-24

B. Crave & Cry for the Word - v. 2-3, 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, Hebrews 5:11-14, Psalm 119:103-105

II. Make Spiritual Sacrifice - 1 Peter 2:4-10

A. Being built on the cornerstone - v. 4-6, Isaiah 28:16
1. The cornerstone - Acts 4:5-12
2. Living stones - Ephesians 2:19-22

B. We are priests - v. 5 & 9
1. Called by the High Priest - 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Hebrews 10:19-22
2. We offer sacrifices -
a. Our bodies - Romans 12:1-2
b. Praise - Hebrews 13:15
c. Doing for others - Heb. 13:16
d. Giving - Philippians 4:10-20
e. Evangelizing - Romans 15:16

C. We are God’s people, who have received God’s mercy - v. 9-10

III. Keep Away From Worldly Desires - 1 Peter 2:11-12

A. Our status - v. 11

B. Our danger - v. 11, 1 John 3:8

C. Our testimony - v. 12, Matthew 5:16