Sermons on 1 Peter 2

25 sermons preach from 1 Peter 2 in real church libraries — each one transcribed, summarized, and indexed to the verse. Jump to the exact moment a verse is quoted, or open the full sermon.

“We are a royal priesthood…a peculiar people; he has called us out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
1 Peter 2:9 · as preached in “Wednesday Bible Study. June 24, 2026” at Apostolic Faith Church Chicago

1 Peter 2:1-2

1 sermon

So put away all malice, and deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander. As newborn babes... crave the spiritual milk (the Word of God).

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 9:15am CT

Dr. Matthew McKellar (preaching at First Baptist Dallas) unfolds 1 Peter's call to live as exiles: because Christians have an imperishable heavenly inheritance, we should live counterculturally now by setting our hope fully on Christ's future grace, pursuing holiness, conducting ourselves with reverent fear, loving one another earnestly, and craving the Word of God. The sermon includes pastoral application, testimonies from children's and student camps, and an invitation to trust Christ.

1 Peter 2:2-3

1 sermon

Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up into salvation.

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 11am CT

Dr. Matthew McKellar preaches from 1 Peter on living as exiles—temporary residents shaped by a heavenly hope—using five cues (hope, holy, fear, love, long) and urging holiness, reverent fear, obedient love, and an appetite for God's Word; the service also included baptisms, camp reports, ministry announcements, and an invitation to trust Christ.

1 Peter 2:2

1 sermon

Long for, crave the milk of the Word of God.

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 9:15am CT

Dr. Matthew McKellar (preaching at First Baptist Dallas) unfolds 1 Peter's call to live as exiles: because Christians have an imperishable heavenly inheritance, we should live counterculturally now by setting our hope fully on Christ's future grace, pursuing holiness, conducting ourselves with reverent fear, loving one another earnestly, and craving the Word of God. The sermon includes pastoral application, testimonies from children's and student camps, and an invitation to trust Christ.

1 Peter 2:4-8

1 sermon

And coming to Him as a living stone... you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house; For they stumbled because they are disobedient to the word.

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | We Will Remember | Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 11am CT

Pastor Robert Jeffress celebrates First Baptist Dallas's history and kickoff of the historic sanctuary rebuilding, teaching that the church is built on three enduring foundations—commitment, the gospel, and the Bible—and calling the congregation to renewed dedication, sacrificial stewardship, and urgent evangelism.

1 Peter 2:5

3 sermons

This building isn't the church — you and I are the church, 'living stones.'

Identity & Freedom | Pastor Allen Jackson

Pastor Allen Jackson teaches that true identity and freedom are found in Jesus and rooted in Scripture. He critiques cultural identity trends, urges believers to allow the Word to discern spirit and soul, calls for authentic conversion (acknowledging Christ as Lord), and outlines the privileges and responsibilities of being in Christ — including sanctification, bold cultural engagement, and living as God’s workmanship empowered by grace.

You and I are parts of that foundation; we are living stones being built upon Christ.

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | We Will Remember | Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 11am CT

Pastor Robert Jeffress celebrates First Baptist Dallas's history and kickoff of the historic sanctuary rebuilding, teaching that the church is built on three enduring foundations—commitment, the gospel, and the Bible—and calling the congregation to renewed dedication, sacrificial stewardship, and urgent evangelism.

1 Peter 2:5-6

1 sermon

1 Peter 2:5-6 — Jesus is the chief cornerstone and we are 'living stones being built upon Christ.'

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | We Will Remember | Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 11am CT

Pastor Robert Jeffress celebrates First Baptist Dallas's history and kickoff of the historic sanctuary rebuilding, teaching that the church is built on three enduring foundations—commitment, the gospel, and the Bible—and calling the congregation to renewed dedication, sacrificial stewardship, and urgent evangelism.

1 Peter 2:6

1 sermon

Jesus is the chief cornerstone of the church.

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | We Will Remember | Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 11am CT

Pastor Robert Jeffress celebrates First Baptist Dallas's history and kickoff of the historic sanctuary rebuilding, teaching that the church is built on three enduring foundations—commitment, the gospel, and the Bible—and calling the congregation to renewed dedication, sacrificial stewardship, and urgent evangelism.

1 Peter 2:9

12 sermons

You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into marvelous light.

RCC Chicago #Blueprints Bible Study |

A Bible-study sermon based on Numbers 13 that frames spiritual warfare as primarily a battle over self-perception. The speaker contrasts fear-filtered interpretations of facts with a faith-filtered posture (exemplified by Caleb and Joshua), calls the church to embrace an identity rooted in God's promises, and issues practical calls to prayer, evangelism, stewardship, and readiness to possess the promised land (including a local property initiative).

“We are a royal priesthood…a peculiar people; he has called us out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Wednesday Bible Study. June 24, 2026

Elder Jonathan Banks teaches on the 'unstoppable kingdom' of God, using the Lord's Prayer as a framework to explain kinship with God, kingdom authority, and practical kingdom living. He emphasizes God's immutability—creator, provider, sustainer, perfecter—and the secret that believers are included as joint heirs and co-workers in God's redeeming plan.

Showing the 4 most recent — 8 more sermons in church libraries reference this verse.

1 Peter 2:9-10

3 sermons

Called out of darkness into the marvelous light; you were once not a people, but now you are the people of God.

Live Sunday Worship Service 5.17.2026

A Sunday service call to unity and spiritual maturity, urging the congregation to surrender to God, submit to His authority, and serve one another in humble love. The sermon draws on Ephesians 4 to encourage faith, fellowship, stewardship, and active participation in church life and outreach.

as it says in 1 Peter 2, 9-10, the night and day difference that God makes and has done in and through our lives

Living A Vision Driven Life | 7AM Service with Keoki Wela

A call to live a vision-driven Christian life by receiving how God sees us and embracing the mission He has for us. The sermon explains the believer's identity and inheritance, issues a call to salvation, encourages faithful giving, and urges commitment to discipleship and church community.

It talks about how you are a royal priesthood, a holy nation, my chosen generation.

Generation One Service

A worship-centered New Year service calling the Generation One community to pursue a fresh work of God in their hearts. Leaders led extended worship, celebrated the ministry's fifth anniversary, taught on faithful stewardship (tithing as the first 10% of increase) and seeking God's kingdom first, then delivered a pastoral call to leave behind former habits, wilderness wandering, and desert dryness so God can make 'roads in the wilderness' and pour 'rivers in the desert.' The message culminated in an altar invitation to receive Jesus, renew commitment, and step into the new season.

1 Peter 2:10

1 sermon

1 Peter 2:11

5 sermons

we are strangers and pilgrims in this world and the bible says we should abstain ... from every fleshly lust that can wage war against our spirit against our soul

Sunday Service

A Sunday service focused on prayer as the believer's solution. The preacher outlines five conditions for answered prayer—being saved, exercising faith, obedience, a forgiving spirit, and asking according to God’s will—then leads the congregation through Scripture-based prayer points for deliverance from temptation, spiritual awakening, strength by the Holy Spirit, humility and casting anxieties on God, and corporate enablement for the church.

You look to the rest of the book of 1st Peter — 1 Peter 2 verse 11 — then on through Hebrews.

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 11am CT

Dr. Matthew McKellar preaches from 1 Peter on living as exiles—temporary residents shaped by a heavenly hope—using five cues (hope, holy, fear, love, long) and urging holiness, reverent fear, obedient love, and an appetite for God's Word; the service also included baptisms, camp reports, ministry announcements, and an invitation to trust Christ.

Then later on as you go to chapter 2 verse 11 (addressing believers as exiles).

LIVE: First Dallas Worship | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 9:15am CT

Dr. Matthew McKellar (preaching at First Baptist Dallas) unfolds 1 Peter's call to live as exiles: because Christians have an imperishable heavenly inheritance, we should live counterculturally now by setting our hope fully on Christ's future grace, pursuing holiness, conducting ourselves with reverent fear, loving one another earnestly, and craving the Word of God. The sermon includes pastoral application, testimonies from children's and student camps, and an invitation to trust Christ.

Showing the 4 most recent — 1 more sermon in church libraries reference this verse.

1 Peter 2:13-14

1 sermon

The book of 1 Peter is cited similarly about the state's role in justice—punishing wrongdoers and praising those who do good.

Megachurch Pastor Responds to James Talarico’s *DANGEROUS* Bible Claims | Live Free w Josh Howerton

Pastor Josh Howerton responds to Texas Rep. James Talarico’s public theological and political claims, arguing Talarico misrepresents Scripture on abortion, sexuality, marriage, and gender. Howerton distinguishes between genuine seekers and ideological infiltrators, asserts politics have become spiritual, defends the biblical view that life begins in the womb and that marriage is one man/one woman, contrasts biblical justice (equal weights and measures) with progressive group-based justice (equal outcomes), explains Kuyperian sphere sovereignty for charity and the role of church/family versus the state, and warns against false teachers who pander to itching ears.

1 Peter 2:24

1 sermon

Peter says we were healed

Deeper Church LA | 06.07.26 | Sunday Experience

Sermon from Deeper Church LA introducing the series 'Unlocking the Next'—encouraging believers to persevere in transitional 'middle' seasons with faith, not fear. Key practical exhortations: don’t return to old comforts when storms arrive, don’t internalize external pressures, and continually remind yourself of God’s promises. The service included worship, communion, a call to sacrificial giving, outreach opportunities, and invitations for salvation and church community.

Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.