P27 is now "Faith Journey"

Radical Hope for the Normal Believer

1. Introduction - 1 Peter 1:1-2

2. Radical Hope—1 Peter 1:3-12

   What is our hope? 
   What is it that you can be sure of?
   What can we always celebrate, during good and bad times?
   What are key Truths that we should always remember?
   Do we apply different life principles depending on where we are at the moment?
   What consumes our thoughts when we walk through tough times?
   
   The Hope in 1 Peter 1:3-12 will be the foundation for everything Peter is going to tell us in the rest of this letter.  The apostle is telling the readers that this hope is a Radical Hope. We can and must take it wherever we go.

3. Getting ready to take your Hope outside. 1 Peter 1:13-21

   How does a Christian prepare to meet the world?

4. Taking Radical Hope to Church. 1 Peter 1:22—2:10

   This is a behaviour and attitude checklist concerning Christians that we know and perhaps worship with.
   How should I treat a fellow Christian?
   What kind of attitude should I have before getting together with believers? 
   What attitudes destroy Christian fellowship?

5. Taking Radical Hope to the streets. 1 Peter 2:11-2:25

   How do we take the Hope of Christ to a world without hope?
   Does Christ expect us to wear the Christian hat all the time?

6. Will Radical Hope work in the home? 1 Peter 3:1-7

   How do we guard our home when we live among unbelievers?
   Should Christians try to become similar to those that have no hope?

7. Bring Hope together for the tough times. 1 Peter 3:8-4:6

   How should believers behave when one of us faces tough times?
   How should we prepare for tough times come to all of us?

8. Taking Radical Hope to the end. 1 Peter 4:7-19

   If it is true that Jesus is coming soon, how shall we then live? What should we be doing regularly?

9. Does Radical Hope extend to Eldership or leadership in a Church? 1 Peter 5

   What can happen if we take Radical Hope to the Church Board Room?
   What is the key role that Peter wants the Elders to have?
   What can happen if we take our focus off of our Christian Hope?