Standing Firm…”Be Holy”- 4/26/26

Standing Firm…Be Holy

Sermon Application Questions

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Ice Breaker: What was the most important thing you learned from this passage? 

Read 1 Peter 1:13-17

• (v. 13) “What is the ‘therefore’ there for? “What truths from earlier in 1 Peter chapter 1 is Peter building on here?

• (v. 13) Why is it so important to be alert and sober-minded? In 2026 what are the real threats to our spiritual focus and readiness today?

• (v. 14) What does the word “conform” mean?  How is the world trying to conform us into its likeness?

• (v. 15) What does it really mean to “be holy in all you do”? How is that different from just “trying to be good”?

• (v. 16) What comes to mind when you read that God “judges each person’s work impartially”? What emotions does that stir up?

• (v. 13) How does that reality make the grace we have in Jesus even more important? What would life feel like without that grace?

• What is one area of your life where God might be inviting you to greater holiness right now?

• How can we help each other live holy (set apart) lives without becoming judgmental or separated from others?

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