“Be Holy in All Your Conduct” - Pastor Tyrell Haag

Pineland Baptist Church Scripture Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16 Service Date: June 7, 2026 1. Key Scriptures • 1 Peter 1:1 • 1 Peter 1:2 • 1 Peter 1:3-5 • 1 Peter 1:6-9 • 1 Peter 1:10-12 • 1 Peter 1:13-16 • Leviticus 19:2 • Isaiah 6:3 • Revelation 4:8 • 1 Peter 2:24 2. Sermon Flow & Takeaways I. Gather Up Your Mind for Holy Obedience Peter begins with “therefore,” showing that the call to holiness flows from the glorious salvation already described. Because believers have been born again to a living hope, they must prepare their minds for action and live with spiritual sobriety. Takeaways / Applications: • A loose mind leads to a stumbling life. We must gather up scattered thoughts, fears, desires, bitterness, and distractions before God. • Sober-mindedness is not joylessness. It is seeing sin, suffering, eternity, grace, and Christ as they truly are. II. Set Your Hope Fully on Coming Grace The central command in verse 13 is to “set your hope fully” on the grace that will be brought at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Christian holiness grows as our hope is fixed not on comfort, approval, control, or pleasure, but on the future grace secured for us in Christ. Takeaways / Applications: • Where your hope is set, your life will follow. • Obedience becomes possible and beautiful when we remember that grace is coming, Christ will be revealed, and our exile will end. III. Refuse the Old Shape of Former Desires Peter calls Christians “obedient children” and commands them not to be conformed to the passions of their former ignorance. The old desires may still tempt believers, but they must no longer define, master, or mould them. Takeaways / Applications: • Temptation knocking at the door is not the same as temptation rearranging the furniture. • Do not let anger shape your speech, lust shape your imagination, anxiety shape your decisions, bitterness shape your relationships, or the world shape your identity. IV. Reflect the Holiness of the One Who Called You Peter grounds the call to holiness in the character of God himself: “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” Holiness is not mere rule-keeping or religious appearance. It is the family resemblance of those who have been called by the Holy Father and redeemed by the Holy Son. Takeaways / Applications: • Holiness touches all your conduct: home, work, speech, conflict, private life, money, relationships, suffering, and worship. • Christ, the truly Holy One, died for the unholy, rose again, and now makes sinners into children who begin to resemble their Father. 3. Primary Sources Cited • D. A. Carson, sermon transcript on 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, “Personal Holiness” • Charles H. Spurgeon, “Girded for the Work,” Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, July 13, 1882 • Matthew Henry, Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible, comments on 1 Peter 1:13–23 • Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, comments on 1 Peter 1:13-16 4. Additional Resources • Read 1 Peter in one sitting to trace the theme of hope-filled holiness in exile. • Study Leviticus 19 to see the Old Testament background to “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” • Read Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4 to meditate on the holiness of God. • Read 1 Peter 1:17-25 to see how Peter continues grounding holiness in the Father’s judgment, the precious blood of Christ, and the enduring Word of God. • For deeper reflection, consider a devotional study on the holiness of God, the fear of the Lord, and Christian sanctification.