Sermon Series: Sharing from God's Word
Ramifications of the Resurrection
Robbie Dakel | April 5, 2026
A Living Stone and a Holy People
2 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture:
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
So, the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
8 and
“A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
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.
11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Intro –Is My Life Any Different In Light of the Cross?
- The Realization of the Resurrection
- Remember our New Identity
“Taste and see that the Lord is Good!” (1 Peter 2:1-3)
- Easter is an Invitation!
- Remember your personal experience
- Share your personal experience
Who Christ Is: The Living Stone (1 Peter 2:4-8)
- Christ is a Cornerstone
- Christ is a stumbling block
- Remember we are “Living Stones” [our mission]
Who We Are: The Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 2:9-12)
- FOUR statements of identity
- ONE response
- Remember who you were
- Remember who you are
Conclusion- The Ramifications of the Resurrection
- Living like Christ is Risen
- Remember our New Identity
