1 Peter 2:11-17

"Dear Holy One, You are a saint! The term means "holy one." That is what you are because of your redemption purchased with My blood. I have made you a..."

Will you step up as a business person and take a lead in our war for the soul? The most powerful voice for God in our culture must come from our business leaders who are Christians!

"Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by....."

"It is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;....."

"Dear friends, I warn you as "temporary residents and foreigners" to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful...."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Peter 2:15-16 -- It is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

"Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as servants of God. Show respect for all people: Love the brothers and...."

"Dear friends, I warn you as "temporary residents and foreigners" to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful...."

What does freedom mean? A collection of Scriptures for July 4, Independence Day.

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul."

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul."

"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."

"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."

"Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God."

"Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king."

Inspirational illustration of 1 Peter 2:12 -- Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

Inspirational illustration of 1 Peter 2:11 -- Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

Inspirational illustration of 1 Peter 2:11 -- Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

Is there such a thing as this? Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is really no such thing as the Christian vote, but a reality that politics often uses religion and religion gets used in politics, but the kingdom of God comes in different ways.

So how should they have reacted? Rubel Shelly talks about Christopher Hitchens' illness and the way Christians react to it and the defense of our faith.

Do you have your green card? We must recognize that our highest allegiance is to the Lord Jesus and His Kingdom and so we are all aliens.

What does my faith have to do with how I drive? Rubel Shelly reminds us that our character and our faith are reflected as much by how we drive as how we go to church.

Corporate worship isn't enough The Christian life is meant to be lived out among non-believers, living in such a way that they can see who we are and eventually glorify God. A Christian life lived inside a building will never accomplish that.

In our broken world where people say and do hostile things against us, we choose to use our freedom to serve them in love. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us we are free in Christ from bondage to sin, death, satan, hell, purposelessness, loneliness, so we can use our freedom to serve and liber

Your church can be that kind of family, and it can begin with you being that kind of family member. Patrick Odum reminds us that we can be better at loving the family of believers than we are doing now and that this change, this commitment to love, can make all the difference in the world.

Called. Sometimes, I think we use that word as an excuse to not do scary things. Jordan Harrell reminds us that there are some things we are all called to do because that is what Jesus wants from us.

What are you doing to help resist evil? Drugs are an awful evil afflicting our world and Christians need to do something to combat them.

The call to be holy is not a call to be self-righteous, but to humbly approach God, live holy lives, and love sinners as Jesus did! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.

Why does Jesus' ministry begin with John? Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and reminds us that we can all be John the Baptist, the baptizer, to people around us.

Can we really take worship with us outside our religious boxes? Worship has to be part of our everyday real life world where we work, play, do sports, have recreation, and watch our kids play.

As God-followers, we can do better than just good enough. Mediocrity is so commonplace we've come to accept it as normal. But as Christians we're called to a higher standard of excellence.

What will they say when it's time to put you away? The way we live will determine how people remember us when we are gone.