Peter, the Man (2)

The Book of 1 Peter

Misunderstandings of Peter:

! Peter, the First Pope

! Peter, the Bumbling Idiot

! Peter, the Lesser Apostle

I. Salutation (1:1-2)

A. The Author (1:1a1-6)

1. Peter, the Fisherman to the Apostle

a. The Fisherman

b. The Apostle

! A proper responsiveness to spiritual leadership!

! Struggling with doubt is not the end of our story!

! Sensitivity to the presence of sin in one’s life!

1) Peter Walked on Water

2) Peter Confessed Christ

2. Peter, the Rock and the Key Bearer

a. The Rock

b. The Key Bearer

1) Keys to the Kingdom

2) Binding and Loosing

! “and whatever you shall bind on earth shall have

been bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose

on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

3. Peter, the Shepherd