Lead:

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Intro:

I want YOU!

Some of you might remember an iconic image from the WWII era that had a picture of Uncle Sam pointing his index finger directly at the onlooker. The caption read: “I want YOU for the U.S. Army!”

Well, as you’ll hear me remind you today, one of the most important verses in the Bible is one we’ll read today — a verse that’s kinda like God going, “Yo! God here! You! I want you.”

Yesterday I mentioned briefly the three reasons — according to Peter, that we should discipline our Christian lives…

You're a foreigner in a pagan environment there will always need for making adjustment.
If you’re yielded to the flesh, you’ll be waging battle against your best self.
Your self-discipline and obedience will have a wholesome influence on unbelievers.

…and right at the end we started into a section that connects to where we pick up today: that how we conduct ourselves in relationship demonstrates God’s goodness in a world He designed and created. He started with the relationship of slaves or servants or employees to their bosses, and that would have been rather revolutionary.

So…

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Bible:

Passage: Proverbs 1 Peter 3-5
Translation: NIV (New International Version)
Verses: 55
Words: ~1251

All Our Minds:

For this Advent season, this section will be delivered as a separate episode, each with its own Advent reading.

Wisdom:

Passage: Proverbs 20:6-15
Translation: NIV (New International Version)
Verses: 9
Words: ~144

Love you!

-R

ForTheHope is a daily audio Bible + apologetics podcast and blog. We’ve got a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.

Sources and resources:

Watch our overview video on the book of Hebrews, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In Hebrews, the author shows how Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God's love and mercy and is worthy of our devotion. #Hebrews #TheBibleProject #BibleVideo

#968: 1 Peter 3-5 | Proverbs 20:6-15