Sermon: Be Realistic... and Sing!

Be Realistic... and Sing!Sermon on 1 Peter 3:8-16, preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for Trinity 6 on July 5, 2026.mtolivelincoln.orgSermon text: 8Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another. Show sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. Instead, speak a blessing, because you were called for the purpose of inheriting a blessing. 10Indeed: Let the one who wants to love life and to see good days keep his tongue from evil and his lips from saying anything deceitful. 11Let him turn from evil and do what is good. Let him seek peace and pursue it. 12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their requests. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. Suffering for Doing Good13Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? 14But even if you should happen to suffer because of righteousness, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of what they fear, and do not be troubled. 15But regard the Lord, the Christ, as holy in your hearts. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that is in you. 16But speak with gentleness and respect, while maintaining a clear conscience, so that those who attack your good way of life in Christ may be put to shame because they slandered you as evildoers.Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019), 1 Pe 3:8–16.