1 Peter 2:9-10 – ⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Introduction – Part 1

A. Our Identity in Christ Together – Part 2, Part 3

B. Our Purpose in Our Identity in Christ Together

We are what we are to:

1. Proclaim the Excellency of the Gospel of Jesus Christ – 1 Peter 1:9d, Luke 8:34-39

a. The Early Church Example

Peter’s Pentecost Sermon – Acts 2:22-24, Acts 2:36
Open Air Preaching of the Apostles – Acts 3:11-15
First Persecution – Acts 4:5-10

b. The Apostle Paul’s Example – 1 Cor. 2:1-5, 2 Cor. 4:5, Phil. 1:15-18

2. Proclaim the Excellency of God’s Person – 1 Peter 1:9e, 1 Peter 1:3-5, 1 Peter 1:16-17, 1 Peter 2:1-3, 1 Peter 3:18-20, 1 Peter 5:6-7, 1 Peter 5:10-11, 2 Peter 3:18