Sermon
How to Live Holy in a Hostile World
Cross Church
Speaker: Mark Hutchinson
July 14, 2025 · 36 min
Summary
Peter calls persecuted Christians to respond to hostility with Christ-like character—sympathy, love, compassion, and humility—and to speak blessing and pursue peace even with enemies, inheriting God's peace and opening doors to gospel conversations.
Highlights
It's the Spirit of God at work in the people of God that leads us to live more like the Son of God.
So many of us are gonna continue being robbed of God's peace in our lives because we've chosen resentment and retaliation instead of righteousness and reconciliation.
Christ-like character in the midst of tension and hostility will lead to Christ-centered conversations.