흩어진 자들의 거룩한 사명 | 베드로전서 2:9-12 | 260920 주일 2부 예배 — 달라스베다니장로교회Bethany Korean Presby. Church

Key Passage

1 Peter 2:9-12

9. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: 10. who in time past were no …

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달라스베다니장로교회

Date

2026-09-23

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44 min

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Summary

We need to understand the reason why God scatters us. 1 Peter 2:9-12 reminds us that we have the identity of being a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and God’s own possession. This identity is not just a point of pride, but it should lead to a mission of revealing God to the world. We are to live as foreigners and exiles on this earth, looking towards the eternal Kingdom of God to find the purpose of our lives.

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1 Peter 2:9-12 9. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: 10. who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 11. Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12. having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Exodus 19:5 5. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;
Genesis 3 1. Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’” 2. The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden, 3. but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4. The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t surely die, 5. for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too. 7. Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves. 8. They heard the voice of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden. 9. Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” 10. The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11. God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12. The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13. Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14. Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. 15. I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.” 16. To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bear children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17. To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life. 18. It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field. 19. By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” 20. The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living. 21. Yahweh God made coats of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them. 22. Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...” 23. Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. 24. So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim/f + cherubim are powerful angelic creatures, messengers of God with wings. See Ezekiel 10./f* at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Romans 12:1 1. Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Hebrews 13:15 15. Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
Matthew 6:20 20. but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
Hebrews 11:16 16. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Hebrews 11 1. Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. 2. For by this, the elders obtained testimony. 3. By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible. 4. By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks. 5. By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God. 6. Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. 7. By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. 8. By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went. 9. By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. 10. For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11. By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised. 12. Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead. 13. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14. For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15. If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return. 16. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. 17. By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son; 18. even he to whom it was said, “In Isaac will your seed be called”; 19. concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead. 20. By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. 21. By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22. By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23. By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment. 24. By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25. choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time; 26. accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27. By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. 28. By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. 29. By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up. 30. By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days. 31. By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace. 32. What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets; 33. who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34. quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee. 35. Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36. Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment. 37. They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated 38. (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth. 39. These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn’t receive the promise, 40. God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Matthew 5:16 16. Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Sermon Structure

The Holy Mission of the Dispersed

The Importance of Identity
A Royal Priesthood
A Holy Nation
A People Belonging to God
Sojourners and Exiles
The Importance of Good Deeds

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Verse of the Week1 Peter 2:9-10 - But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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Our Identity

Today's Passage1 Peter 2:9

We are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, belonging to God. We must remember this identity and live a life of gratitude without pride.

Ask YourselfHow do I feel that I am part of God's chosen people in my daily life?

Do This TodayOffer a prayer of gratitude for being chosen by God.

PrayerGod, thank you for choosing me, and help me not to forget that grace.

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Hallelujah. I bless all of us who have come to worship before God on this holy Sunday, wishing that God's grace and peace may be abundant in our lives. Since last week, we have been sharing the final topic on maturity, focusing on the mission of maturity. If we have grown and matured, we must live not just for ourselves but for others, just as Jesus lived. Therefore, today I want to share a message from the perspective of the gathering church and the scattered church in modern ecclesiology.

When we think of the community called the church, we always think of a gathering community. We come together to worship, praise, pray, study the Bible, and share fellowship. However, the church does not end as a gathering community. It scatters. After we worship, pray, praise, and share fellowship, each of us scatters into our own lives. We scatter into our homes, workplaces, schools, and society. Here, we can ask ourselves: Why does God send us, the saints, into the world? Why does He scatter us? If we live our faith thoughtlessly, we might not ask such questions. But if we are truly passionate about our faith, we might wonder why God does not allow us to live separately as a community, distinct from the sinful world. Why does He send us into the world? Why does He scatter us into a sinful world? If we have a proper faith and take our faith seriously, we will ask such questions. Today, we can find the answer through the scripture.

I specifically read from 1 Peter. I preached through 1 Peter from January to April this year over four months, so this passage should be very familiar to you. However, I hope we can hear God's voice for us once again through today's message. The letter of 1 Peter was written by the Apostle Peter around 65 to 66 AD. It was specifically addressed to Gentile believers scattered in the Roman province of Asia. At that time, the believers were not facing large-scale, organized persecution from the Roman government. They were not yet being persecuted through the government. However, they were still marginalized, pointed at, and persecuted in the society they lived in. In such a situation, the Apostle Peter teaches how believers in Jesus Christ can maintain holiness and live in a world that persecutes them. How can they live as holy saints without being cowardly or fleeing? This is what today’s message teaches us.

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