Sermon Notes October 25, 2015
“Responding Right When You Are Treated Wrong”
(1 Peter 3:8-18)
I. Six qualities that define _______________
ways of treating others … even when they don’t
always treat you right. (1 Peter 3:8-9)
A. Live in ____________ with each other.
Jesus said, “My prayer is … that all of them may
be ____________.” (John 17:21-23 … see also
Acts 4:32; Romans 12:4; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31;
3" class="scriptRef">1 Corinthians 3;3; Ephesians 2:13-14; 4:3;
Philippians 1:27; 2:2; Romans 12:18)
B. Treat others with ____________. (Romans
12:15)
Sympathy cannot coexist with ____________.
C. Let ____________ characterize your
relationships. (John 13:34-35; 1 John 3:14-15)
Loving God and loving the people around you go
____________.
D. Show ____________ to those around you.
E. React to others with ____________.
God is the creator and we are ____________.
Humility comes from the recognition that we have
a new standard of ____________.
F. Offer ____________ when others hurt you. (1
Peter 3:9)
II. The key to treating others right even when they
treat you wrong is learning to ______________
God. (1 Peter 3:10-12)
A. When Saul treated David ____________ … David
responded by treating Saul right. (1 Samuel
21:10-15)
B. David did what God asked and ____________
God to bless him for it.
Response Questions …
When is the last time someone treated you in a way
that was wrong? Did you respond by still doing what
was right toward them? How did you feel about your
response … how do you think God felt?
Do you ever struggle with forgiving someone for
treating you in a way they should not have treated
you? What helps you get to the place of forgiveness?
How does trusting God help you treat others in ways
that please Him even when they treat you badly?