Devotional Guide
Devotional Guide
Mon: Familiarization
Mon: Familiarization
1 Peter 3.13-22
1 Peter 3.13-22
• Prayerfully, reflectively, read 1 Peter in its
• Prayerfully, reflectively, read 1 Peter in its
entirety (we are doing this each Monday).
entirety (we are doing this each Monday).
• Pick a passage in the book and pray through it for people at Zion.
Tues: Observation • Slowly read 1 Peter 3.13-22 several times. Notice
• Pick a passage in the book and pray through it for people at Zion.
Tues: Observation • Slowly read 1 Peter 3.13-22 several times. Notice
as much as you can about it as time permits;
as much as you can about it as time permits;
nothing is too small or too obvious to write down.
nothing is too small or too obvious to write down.
• Pray this passage for the leaders at Zion.
Wed: Organization
• Pray this passage for the leaders at Zion.
Wed: Organization
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Jot some notes on its structure; how is this
• Jot some notes on its structure; how is this
passage arranged/organized? (it tends to tie
passage arranged/organized? (it tends to tie
together by using prepositions and pronouns at a
together by using prepositions and pronouns at a
few key spots)
few key spots)
• Pray through the passage, this time for yourself and those immediately around you.
• Pray through the passage, this time for yourself and those immediately around you.
Thurs: Investigation
Thurs: Investigation
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Write some notes answering the question:
• Write some notes answering the question:
3.13-18: This passage has a regular raft of tie-ins
3.13-18: This passage has a regular raft of tie-ins
to previous parts of 1 Peter. Find as many as you
to previous parts of 1 Peter. Find as many as you
can and reflect on them; what’s the message being
can and reflect on them; what’s the message being
hammered home to the reader?
hammered home to the reader?
• Pray for that we at Zion would suffer well and redemptively for others.
• Pray for that we at Zion would suffer well and redemptively for others.
Fri: More Investigation
Fri: More Investigation
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Write some notes answering the questions:
• Write some notes answering the questions:
3.19-22: These are among the hardest verses to
3.19-22: These are among the hardest verses to
interpret in the NT. I urge you to interact
interpret in the NT. I urge you to interact
thoughtfully with Grudem’s treatment of this
thoughtfully with Grudem’s treatment of this
passage (pp. 164ff; esp. 168-69) and his
passage (pp. 164ff; esp. 168-69) and his
appendix on the matter (pp. 221ff).
appendix on the matter (pp. 221ff).
• Pray for the way we as Zion can witness by our
• Pray for the way we as Zion can witness by our
faithful, obedient deeds to a rebelliously violent
faithful, obedient deeds to a rebelliously violent
world both of coming judgment and the way of
world both of coming judgment and the way of
salvation, like Noah did.
salvation, like Noah did.
Sat: Proclamation
Sat: Proclamation
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Read 1 Peter 3.13-22 once.
• Sum up your devotional week by writing a
• Sum up your devotional week by writing a
sentence or two about this passage’s message, as
sentence or two about this passage’s message, as
though you were explaining it to someone.
though you were explaining it to someone.
• Pray through the passage, asking for the Holy Spirit’s help in where and how to obey it.
• Pray through the passage, asking for the Holy Spirit’s help in where and how to obey it.