Recalling Our Identity and Purpose | Lord's Day Sermon | 8th September, 2024 | Martin Obono

"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." 1 Peter 2:9

The purpose of Peter’s writing in 1st Peter: is to encourage the church and to do this, Peter found it necessary by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to remind the church of their identity and their purpose. One thing that can stabilize you in the midst of turmoil is the knowledge of who you are (identity) and why you are (purpose).

As children of God, why is our identity and purpose so important? This is the question that this sermon sought to answer. Deacon Martin Obono posited that knowing your identity will help you affirm certain things, refuse certain other things and form a basis for sound theology and doctrine. 

The light was beamed on the four elements of 1st Peter 2:9 and we were invited to learn what it means to be a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation and a peculiar people.