Reflect

Once you've watched the featured video, take time to reflect on these questions.

1. What is one way this video expands your understanding of Peter’s letter?

2. Name one thing you notice about the structure of the letter.

3. How would you summarize the main idea of this video in your own words?

Go Deeper

Peter comforts Gentile Christians who were suffering under Roman oppression by reassuring them of their identity and purpose. Suffering injustice can feel like evidence of defeat, but Peter reminds the people of the victory Jesus accomplished through suffering. Jesus’ suffering recovered their identity and restored their purpose in life. Now they can take comfort knowing that their suffering belongs to Jesus’ powerful story⏤a story where God heals broken hearts, frees captives, and comforts all those who grieve.

Read: 1 Peter 2:9-12, 1 Peter 2:21-25, Isaiah 61:1-6, Isaiah 9:2-7

1. Read 1 Peter 2:9-12 and also 1 Peter 2:21-25. According to these passages, how did Jesus suffer, and how did his sufferings recover our identity and purpose?

2. Compare 1 Peter 2:9-10 with Isaiah 61:1-6. How does Isaiah describe the “priests of the Lord” before the good news is brought to them (Isa. 61:1-3)? How does Peter describe the Gentiles before they became a royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2:10)?

3. Read Isaiah 9:2-7 aloud carefully. What do you observe about this passage? What is one way God has brought you out of darkness and into his light? Review 1 Peter 2:9 and consider how you can practically share this with others.

4. Let’s take time now to express gratitude to God for the identity and purpose he has given to us and ask for the courage, humility, and patience we need to live it out.