Living Toward People - 1 Peter 3:8-12
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Pastor Tim Brown, Calvary Chapel Fremont, Sunday November 22, 2009
We apologize for a portion of the audio message that is missing in the beginning
Living Toward People
1 Peter 3:8-12
Logic of 1P – 1:1-22 Moving into relationship w/ God | 1:23 – 2:10 Moving into relationship w/ God’s people | 2:11ff Moving out into the culture, whether URA civilian/ servant/sufferer/wife/husband. We are to move out into culture having a sincere love for God/one another/other people. 6 qualities of love. Be:
1. Harmonious
Lit. ‘like-minded’. Be on the same page/be harmonious. Blend in/no one is to stand out – the quality lies in the blend. How can I blend in? SBAT. If everybody wants to sing melody, there are so many notes that won’t be sounded/layers that won’t be heard. Ill. – planning sessions for Men’s Retreats/Pastor’s Conferences – what role do I play – main speaker/ MC/devotions/lead workshop/bring donuts…? I need to fit in. What can I do to meet the needs/fill the holes/make this successful?
Being harmonious changes w/ the various situations in which you find yourself. It means one thing at work/home/church/ball field. But if you have an ego/want to stand out/won’t fit in. The Lord will sand off your rough edges that you might fit in. Peter thought he was different/Lord showed him his weakness.
Be likeminded. Likeminded w/ who? W/ Jesus. Jesus wasn’t a bully, but a servant and a blessing. Don’t ask: What can I do to stand out? But: What can I do to serve/fit in/make this successful?
2. Sympathetic
One who is affected like another by the same sufferings/emotions. This is a gut-level identification w/ another human being where what affects him/her affects you, too. Rejoice/weep w/ those who rejoice/weep. We do this w/ our children. Their pains are our pains/their joys are our joys. There is such a connection between us and our children that this comes automatically/not something we have to manufacture; it is very intense. God will work to make UA sympathetic person.
CHS: Henry the 8th wandered one night in the streets of London in disguise/met by some night watchmen/didn’t give a good account of himself/locked in prison for the night without fire or food. Upon release he made a grant of coal/bread for the comfort of night prisoners. Experience brings sympathy. Those who have felt sharp afflictions/terrible convictions/ racking doubts/violent temptations, will be zealous in consoling those in similar condition. It would be good if the great Head of the church put unsympathetic pastors into the prison of trouble for a season until they could weep with those who weep. (Humbled w/ kids)
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1Jn 3:17
In Phil. 4:15-16, Paul praises them for their giving/support. I want to applaud CCF for their generosity: Philippines/GRACE ministry/ Thanksgiving dinners/plus all else that you do.
3. Brotherly
ADELPHOS – delphus means womb – from same womb. Philadelphia – love of someone from the same womb. It is difficult for us to understand the emphasis on the centrality of family that is so ingrained in the Middle Eastern mentality. A culture of radical individualism is the opposite of that of familial duty/loyalty. Family honor is highest priority. A family cares for its own. Each believer you meet is your brother/sister. Your heart should be to provide/protect/bless them. No one is a stranger.
Does this just apply to the Christian? If your brother was hungry/ thirsty, what would you do? Jesus said to do this to your enemy. Treat enemy like a brother! What is your need/how can I meet it?
4. Kindhearted
Lit. ‘good guts’. A word used to describe a sacrifice. A sacrifice was an animal turned inside out/life given for others. Be turned inside out for others. Good Samaritan did this/Jesus did this.
A man’s donkey died on way to market. A crowd gathered/all said that they were sorry. One man took off his hat and said he was sorry $5 worth and passed around the hat to buy another donkey. He was kind – his pocket was turned inside out.
2B kind means that people can fail w/o your judgment. Allow people to fail – have excuses for people. When the neighbor kid throws a fit, he’s a brat. When your child throws a fit, he’s overtired. Pres. Lincoln had excuses for people who failed.
Don Phillips, in Lincoln on Leadership, points out that Lincoln was always quick to pardon. He seemed to have virtually no feelings of hate/vindictiveness/malice. Many people of his day thought his tendency toward leniency was overdone. He granted more pardons than any president had before him or has since. In his desk, Lincoln kept warrants for execution, marked “cowardice in the face of the enemy.” He would routinely pardon these. “If almighty God gives a man a cowardly pair of legs, how can he help their running away with him?” he asked. We have a theological term for Lincoln's activity: grace.
Douglas M. Cecil in LifeWork, (7-8/99), quoted in Men of Integrity, Vol. 2, no. 4.
5. Humble
Humble: UR more important than me. The opposite of humility is exalting yourself – putting yourself above/ahead/1st. Humble: you take people seriously. It is refraining from self-assertion. A humble spirit is one which is always emptying itself. “Don’t put yourself down!,” we hear. Maybe not. But, Phil. 2:1-7 empty yourself.
You cannot develop, let alone display, the four previous character qualities if you are lacking humility. You can’t be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, and kind hearted if you are not humble.
6. Bless others
In blessing others, you bless yourself. “Give, and it shall be given 2U...” What U measure 2 others will be measured 2U. What you don’t give can’t be returned. Verb is subjunctive.
What do I have to do to receive a blessing? 10-12 quotes Ps. 34:12-15
* Refrain tongue from evil - mouth
* Turn away from evil - feet
* Do good - hands
* Pursue peace – heart
* When your mouth/feet/hands/heart line up – prepare for blessing!
All of these adjectives describe someone who is living their life toward others. Peter tells us to fall in step w/ people, walk w/ them. This is the life/example of Jesus. Illustrate each trait from the life of Jesus leading up to the cross.
In the western world, the trend is toward living life alone.
Most single householders fall into one of the three categories: single young professionals who can afford their own place, middle-aged divorcees, and elderly people who tend to be on a tight budget. In 2006, one-person households accounted for 28.9% of all households in Western Europe, 26.7% in North America and 25.7% in Australasia. [I thought this was high, but then I thought of the houses closest to me in our neighborhood – three of them have a single occupant.] One of the primary reasons for the rapid increase in the number of one-person households is the trend of young people delaying marriage often in order to achieve career goals. This has led to the rise of young, wealthy one-person households particularly in large urban areas. Other factors have been high levels of divorce and the breakdown of traditional family values and structures. These contributed to the rise in single divorcee households as well as single-parent households.
Sometimes it seems as if we can run dry and can’t rejoice/weep.
Compassion fatigue is a term that refers to a gradual lessening of compassion over time. It is common among individuals that work directly with victims of trauma. It was first diagnosed in nurses in the 1950s. Sufferers can exhibit several symptoms including hopelessness/a decrease in experiences of pleasure/constant stress and anxiety/pervasive negative attitude. The detrimental effects include a decrease in productivity/inability to focus/the development of feelings of incompetency and self doubt - a form of burnout.
How guard against compassion fatigue? Keep before the throne of God. Your compassion doesn’t have to end w/ your financial/ material resources. Willi Ossa/E. Peterson painting of man drained of compassion
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We apologize for a portion of the audio message that is missing in the beginning
Living Toward People
1 Peter 3:8-12
Logic of 1P – 1:1-22 Moving into relationship w/ God | 1:23 – 2:10 Moving into relationship w/ God’s people | 2:11ff Moving out into the culture, whether URA civilian/ servant/sufferer/wife/husband. We are to move out into culture having a sincere love for God/one another/other people. 6 qualities of love. Be:
1. Harmonious
Lit. ‘like-minded’. Be on the same page/be harmonious. Blend in/no one is to stand out – the quality lies in the blend. How can I blend in? SBAT. If everybody wants to sing melody, there are so many notes that won’t be sounded/layers that won’t be heard. Ill. – planning sessions for Men’s Retreats/Pastor’s Conferences – what role do I play – main speaker/ MC/devotions/lead workshop/bring donuts…? I need to fit in. What can I do to meet the needs/fill the holes/make this successful?
Being harmonious changes w/ the various situations in which you find yourself. It means one thing at work/home/church/ball field. But if you have an ego/want to stand out/won’t fit in. The Lord will sand off your rough edges that you might fit in. Peter thought he was different/Lord showed him his weakness.
Be likeminded. Likeminded w/ who? W/ Jesus. Jesus wasn’t a bully, but a servant and a blessing. Don’t ask: What can I do to stand out? But: What can I do to serve/fit in/make this successful?
2. Sympathetic
One who is affected like another by the same sufferings/emotions. This is a gut-level identification w/ another human being where what affects him/her affects you, too. Rejoice/weep w/ those who rejoice/weep. We do this w/ our children. Their pains are our pains/their joys are our joys. There is such a connection between us and our children that this comes automatically/not something we have to manufacture; it is very intense. God will work to make UA sympathetic person.
CHS: Henry the 8th wandered one night in the streets of London in disguise/met by some night watchmen/didn’t give a good account of himself/locked in prison for the night without fire or food. Upon release he made a grant of coal/bread for the comfort of night prisoners. Experience brings sympathy. Those who have felt sharp afflictions/terrible convictions/ racking doubts/violent temptations, will be zealous in consoling those in similar condition. It would be good if the great Head of the church put unsympathetic pastors into the prison of trouble for a season until they could weep with those who weep. (Humbled w/ kids)
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1Jn 3:17
In Phil. 4:15-16, Paul praises them for their giving/support. I want to applaud CCF for their generosity: Philippines/GRACE ministry/ Thanksgiving dinners/plus all else that you do.
3. Brotherly
ADELPHOS – delphus means womb – from same womb. Philadelphia – love of someone from the same womb. It is difficult for us to understand the emphasis on the centrality of family that is so ingrained in the Middle Eastern mentality. A culture of radical individualism is the opposite of that of familial duty/loyalty. Family honor is highest priority. A family cares for its own. Each believer you meet is your brother/sister. Your heart should be to provide/protect/bless them. No one is a stranger.
Does this just apply to the Christian? If your brother was hungry/ thirsty, what would you do? Jesus said to do this to your enemy. Treat enemy like a brother! What is your need/how can I meet it?
4. Kindhearted
Lit. ‘good guts’. A word used to describe a sacrifice. A sacrifice was an animal turned inside out/life given for others. Be turned inside out for others. Good Samaritan did this/Jesus did this.
A man’s donkey died on way to market. A crowd gathered/all said that they were sorry. One man took off his hat and said he was sorry $5 worth and passed around the hat to buy another donkey. He was kind – his pocket was turned inside out.
2B kind means that people can fail w/o your judgment. Allow people to fail – have excuses for people. When the neighbor kid throws a fit, he’s a brat. When your child throws a fit, he’s overtired. Pres. Lincoln had excuses for people who failed.
Don Phillips, in Lincoln on Leadership, points out that Lincoln was always quick to pardon. He seemed to have virtually no feelings of hate/vindictiveness/malice. Many people of his day thought his tendency toward leniency was overdone. He granted more pardons than any president had before him or has since. In his desk, Lincoln kept warrants for execution, marked “cowardice in the face of the enemy.” He would routinely pardon these. “If almighty God gives a man a cowardly pair of legs, how can he help their running away with him?” he asked. We have a theological term for Lincoln's activity: grace.
Douglas M. Cecil in LifeWork, (7-8/99), quoted in Men of Integrity, Vol. 2, no. 4.
5. Humble
Humble: UR more important than me. The opposite of humility is exalting yourself – putting yourself above/ahead/1st. Humble: you take people seriously. It is refraining from self-assertion. A humble spirit is one which is always emptying itself. “Don’t put yourself down!,” we hear. Maybe not. But, Phil. 2:1-7 empty yourself.
You cannot develop, let alone display, the four previous character qualities if you are lacking humility. You can’t be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, and kind hearted if you are not humble.
6. Bless others
In blessing others, you bless yourself. “Give, and it shall be given 2U...” What U measure 2 others will be measured 2U. What you don’t give can’t be returned. Verb is subjunctive.
What do I have to do to receive a blessing? 10-12 quotes Ps. 34:12-15
* Refrain tongue from evil - mouth
* Turn away from evil - feet
* Do good - hands
* Pursue peace – heart
* When your mouth/feet/hands/heart line up – prepare for blessing!
All of these adjectives describe someone who is living their life toward others. Peter tells us to fall in step w/ people, walk w/ them. This is the life/example of Jesus. Illustrate each trait from the life of Jesus leading up to the cross.
In the western world, the trend is toward living life alone.
Most single householders fall into one of the three categories: single young professionals who can afford their own place, middle-aged divorcees, and elderly people who tend to be on a tight budget. In 2006, one-person households accounted for 28.9% of all households in Western Europe, 26.7% in North America and 25.7% in Australasia. [I thought this was high, but then I thought of the houses closest to me in our neighborhood – three of them have a single occupant.] One of the primary reasons for the rapid increase in the number of one-person households is the trend of young people delaying marriage often in order to achieve career goals. This has led to the rise of young, wealthy one-person households particularly in large urban areas. Other factors have been high levels of divorce and the breakdown of traditional family values and structures. These contributed to the rise in single divorcee households as well as single-parent households.
Sometimes it seems as if we can run dry and can’t rejoice/weep.
Compassion fatigue is a term that refers to a gradual lessening of compassion over time. It is common among individuals that work directly with victims of trauma. It was first diagnosed in nurses in the 1950s. Sufferers can exhibit several symptoms including hopelessness/a decrease in experiences of pleasure/constant stress and anxiety/pervasive negative attitude. The detrimental effects include a decrease in productivity/inability to focus/the development of feelings of incompetency and self doubt - a form of burnout.
How guard against compassion fatigue? Keep before the throne of God. Your compassion doesn’t have to end w/ your financial/ material resources. Willi Ossa/E. Peterson painting of man drained of compassion
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