Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for April 17, 2022

Easter Message

Now What?

1 Peter 1:13-21

1. Introduction

• born again to a living hope… 1:3-9
• salvation, prophets and angels 1:10-12
• connection with “Therefore” 1:13
• Because Christ is the ransoming and resurrected Lord, hope continually in His future grace and conform increasingly to His faithful character.

2. Hope Completely 13-14

• hope fully in future grace…
• preparing your minds for action
• being sober-minded
• not being conformed

3. Conform Comprehensively 15-16

• be holy…
• as He who called you is holy
• since it is written (Lev. 11:44)

4. Reverence Continually 17-21

• conduct yourselves with fear…
• if you call on Him as Father
• knowing that you were ransomed
• foreknown, revealed and raised

5. So What?

• Does the anchor of your hope dangle out of heaven?
• For what or for whom are you set apart?
• “…All to Him I owe…”
• “Awake, sad heart, whom sorrow ever drowns; Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth; Unfold thy forehead, gathered into frowns; Thy Saviour comes, and with Him mirth…” (Herbert)