Sermon Notes November 1, 2015
“A Heart Right with God” (1 Peter 3:15-22)
I. A heart right with God is ready to ___________
others about Him. (1 Peter 3:15-16 … see 2
Corinthians 5:19-20)
A. Live with ____________.
B. Always be ____________ to testify about Jesus.
1. Our primary role in ____________ is to be
ready to respond to those opportunities that
God presents.
2. The most effective tool that you can use to
respond to those opportunities is your own
____________.
C. Testify with ____________ and respect.
“Testify with a tone that God can hear with
____________.”
D. Live your life in ways that are ____________ with
the testimony that you give. (Matthew 5:16; Acts
24:16)
II. Jesus has _______________ His unique place in
our lives by what He has done for us. (1 Peter
3:18-22)
A. Jesus ____________ for our sins, though we did
not deserve it. (Romans 3:10; 5:8; Ephesians
2:5)
B. Jesus has saved us by the power of His
____________. (Ephesians 3:20)
C. Jesus is in ____________ for us.
1. He is in heaven ____________ for us.
(Romans 8:34)
2. He is in heaven ____________ a place for us.
(John 14:3)
3. Jesus is in heaven sending ____________ to
us. (John 16:7)
Response Questions …
Have you given Jesus the place of supremacy in your
life? If not … what does have that place? What is
keeping you from giving that place to Jesus?
Are you ready to tell others about Jesus? What do you
need to help you be more ready to tell others? Have
you asked anyone to help you to be ready?
Does the way you live your life make your testimony
about Jesus more powerful or less powerful?