Sermon Notes 3/16/25
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Being Lively Stones
I Peter 2:4-5
I. The __________________ Stone- Jesus Christ
A. How can a stone be “living?” (v. 4)
1. Can you _____________ to it?
2. Can it _______________ back to you?
3. He is _________________!
4. Living Stone was _____________________ by man
5. Living Stone was _________________ by God
a. He’s the only one that can bring you _______________
b. He’s _________________
B. ______________ Cornerstone (v. 6)
C. ______________ Stone: _______________________________
D. Stone of ______________ becomes a stone of _____________
II. We are Lively Stones (v. 5)
Greek meaning- ________________________________________
A. We ____________________ Jesus, the Living Stone
1. By our _____________________
2. By our ___________________
3. By our _________________
4. We have ___________________
5. We have a ______________________
6. We have _______________
7. We have a ____________________
8. We have _________________
9. We have ________________
10. We have a _____________________________
11. We have ________________________
B. Lively Stones are ___________________________ (Titus 2:14)
1. Means __________________________________________
2. Jesus called ___________________ to be apostles
C. Special people; why?
1. _________________________________ in Christ
2. We have the same _________________
3. We have ______________________________ (Ps. 116:15)
III. Stones are for ____________________
A. _________________ house
B. Building a __________________________________
C. What is a NT believer priest?
1. Represents ______________________________________
2. Access before the _____________________ (Heb. 4:16)
3. Same ________________ before God
4. No ___________________
5. _____________ (Rev. 1:6)
a. Royal _________________ that has cleansed us
b. Royal ________________- Christian
c. Royal ___________________
D. The ________________________ of the priest (v. 5)
1. _____________ (Rom. 12:1)
2. _____________ (Heb. 13:15)
3. _____________________ (Heb. 13:16)
4. _____
____________ (Phil. 4:18)
5. _____________ (Rom. 15:16)