THE EFFECTS OF EASTER CONT’D
1. We should be born again
2. We should be focused on the eternal and not the temporal
3. We should trust our future to Jesus and not worry about His ability to fulfill His promise
4. We should be people of gladness and joy
5. We should get our minds ready for action
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind… (NKJV)
1 Peter 1:13
So prepare your minds for action… (NLT)
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (NKJV)
6. We should demonstrate self-control and not be driven by emotions
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober… (NKJV)
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (NKJV)
7. We should exercise hope for the future
1 Peter 1:13
and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; (NKJV)
“Hope is not a sedative; it is a shot of adrenaline. Like an anchor, our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life; but unlike an anchor, our hope moves us forward, it does not hold us back.” - Warren Wiersbe
8. We should not revert back to our old ways
1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; (NKJV)
Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. (NKJV)
9. We should pursue holiness in everything and not make excuses for sin
1 Peter 1:15-16
but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” (NKJV)
1 Peter 1:15
…you also be holy in all your conduct, (NKJV)
2. We should be focused on the eternal and not the temporal
3. We should trust our future to Jesus and not worry about His ability to fulfill His promise
4. We should be people of gladness and joy
5. We should get our minds ready for action
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind… (NKJV)
1 Peter 1:13
So prepare your minds for action… (NLT)
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (NKJV)
6. We should demonstrate self-control and not be driven by emotions
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober… (NKJV)
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (NKJV)
7. We should exercise hope for the future
1 Peter 1:13
and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; (NKJV)
“Hope is not a sedative; it is a shot of adrenaline. Like an anchor, our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life; but unlike an anchor, our hope moves us forward, it does not hold us back.” - Warren Wiersbe
8. We should not revert back to our old ways
1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; (NKJV)
Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. (NKJV)
9. We should pursue holiness in everything and not make excuses for sin
1 Peter 1:15-16
but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” (NKJV)
1 Peter 1:15
…you also be holy in all your conduct, (NKJV)