April 22, 2026 - IMU Office 571
Ice Breaker
- Fingers Question
- Would you rather be the best in the world at any sport (only for 3 years) or be the 100th best in the world at any sport (for 15 years)?
Opening Prayer
Study Questions
- Who is being addressed in 2:18 and what are they told to do?
- What kind of suffering is commendable before God (2:19–20)?
- What does Peter give as the reason slaves and masters should submit to God’s plan and not their own? (2:21-25)
- Why is this so hard for us to embrace?
- How are believers described in 2:25?
- Why does Peter connect submission to authorities with witnessing to unbelievers?
- What might submission look like for us today with our government and its leaders?
- What does Christ’s example teach about responding to injustice?
- What are some times where you have been tempted to retaliate instead of trusting God (2:23)?
- What is the purpose of a wife’s submission in 3:1?
- What kind of beauty is emphasized in 3:3–4?
- Who is given as an example in 3:5–6?