Chosen by God
6/9/202643 min
As we continue our journey through 1 Peter, we explore one of the most humbling truths in Scripture: you are not an accident, and your faith is not the result of chance. Before you ever reached for God, He reached for you.
In a world that finds identity in performance and approval, Peter reminds believers that our security begins with God’s choice, God’s mercy, and God’s purpose.
If you’ve ever wrestled with your worth, questioned your place, or wondered if God sees you, this conversation is for you.
You may feel forgotten by people, but you have been chosen by God.
“According to the foreknowledge of God the Father…” — 1 Peter 1:2 NASB95
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First 90 secondsTim Timberlake· Host0:00
What's going on, street team? We're back for another incredible episode walking through the word of God. Last episode, we got into some heat, Phil.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host0:08
Yeah, we did, man.
Tim Timberlake· Host0:09
We got into ... Phew. 1 Peter was absolutely incredible, verses one through two.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host0:16
Yeah.
Tim Timberlake· Host0:16
We're gonna continue to walk down this text, man.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host0:19
Yeah, man.
Tim Timberlake· Host0:19
And, uh- We're gonna continue to walk this text, and we said that the text is timely. Absolutely.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host0:23
Right? The text is timely. Um, we believe that this text we're walking through right now is, is speaking to the times that we're in.
Tim Timberlake· Host0:30
Yeah.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host0:30
Uh, believers under tension from and pressure from the external culture around us.
Tim Timberlake· Host0:36
Mm-hmm.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host0:37
And, um, man, I really felt the Spirit of God, uh, in our last episode. And trust that as you, you, you watched our last episode, uh, which was episode one of season two, that you was encouraged, you were edified, you were strengthened, you were blessed. Um, yeah, man, this, it's just so much heat- It is ... in 1 Peter.
Tim Timberlake· Host0:57
And to give kind of a brief overview, 1 Peter 1:1-2. Peter is walking us through, uh, what it means to be in exile, what it means to be in a world but not of this world.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host1:14
Yeah.
Tim Timberlake· Host1:14
And he breaks down three things as we continue to walk through the text. He reminds us that we are chosen by the Father.
Philip Anthony Mitchell· Host1:21
Yeah.
Tim Timberlake· Host1:21
He reminds us that we are sanctified by the Spirit, and he reminds us that we are sprinkled by the blood of Jesus Christ,