Fixing Our Hope Above

1 Peter 1:13

Hope• Focus of our hope: God– In our labors (1 Tim. 4:10)– In old age (1 Tim. 5:5)–When surrounded by riches (1 Tim. 6:17)– In looking for Christ’s return (1 Jn. 3:1-3)–When preparing for action (1 Pet. 1:13)

• 1 Pet. 1:4-5• 1 Pet. 1:13

Prepare Our Minds• How?– Study (2 Tim. 2:15)– Sharp and alert thinking (1 Pet. 3:15; 1

Cor. 10:13)– Focus on the heavenly rather than the

earthly (Mt. 6:19-21; Phil. 4:8)

Be Sober• Instruction to the Thessalonians (1

Thess. 4:11-12; 2 Thess. 3:7-13)• Being sober includes:– Patiently working (1 Pet. 2:18-25; 4:12-

14; 1 Thess. 1:3)– Eagerly waiting (Rom. 8:25; 1 Cor. 1:7;

Heb. 9:28– Joyfully watching (Rom. 5:2; 12:12)

Fix Our Hope On Grace• Our eternal inheritance is through

the grace of God• God’s promises:– Heb. 11:6– Rev. 21:4

Fixing Our Hope Above

“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is

to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ . . .” (1

Pet. 1:13)