Happy Mother's Day, You also as Living Stones...

Calvary Chapel Carson City

Sunday Morning

May 10, 2026

1 Peter 2

Happy Mother’s Day

You also, as Living Stones, are

Being built up… Godly Influencers

4 Heavenly things to taste

Taste and see that the Lord is Good:

1 Peter 2:3

Psalm 34:8-9

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!

Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

The Word of God:

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Hebrews 6:5

…and have tasted the goodness of the Word of God

The Heavenly Gift

Hebrew 6:4

in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Powers of the world to come:

Hebrew 6:5

and the powers of the age to come,

Spiritual House, Holy Priesthood, Spiritual Sacrifices:

“Peter’s idea isn’t that God has abandoned Israel or that they have no place in his redemptive plan, but that Christianity is in no way inferior to Judaism.”

Being in Jesus Christ:

In Christ, through Christ, by Christ!

All access pass

——All access “Pass-over”——

What are some of the Spiritual Sacrifices & Services:

Spiritual people offering themselves:

Rom. 12:1-2 1Cor. 2:15; 3:1; Gal. 6:1

Spiritual services:

1Cor. 2:4; 9:11; 14:12; 2Cor. 3:6

Songs:

Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16

Praises:

1Pet. 2:9; Heb. 13:15-16

Conduct:

Rom. 8:1-13 Gal. 5:16,25

Personal faith:

2Cor. 4:13-18

Wisdom and knowledge:

Col. 1:9

Personal love:

Col. 1:8

Faithfulness:

Php. 1:27; Rom. 1:9

Prayer and supplications:

Eph. 6:18

The process of the Christian life:

Are (yet) being built up

Established yet, BUILT, is the ongoing process

Knowing who you are,

Knowing who you’re not

Past, present, future

Were, are, going to be

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2

IN GREAT COMPANY!

We are

Living Stones

Rejected by men

Chosen by God

Elect

Precious

Living stones

Being built up

A Spiritual House

Holy Priesthood

To offer up Spiritual Sacrifices