Your boss calls you into his office and offers you a bonus for a fictitious sale, and when you refuse, he tells you: “Start looking for a new job on Monday.” This story from the speaker’s own life, which took place years ago at an international company, introduces a sermon on Peter’s letter to scattered Christians who lived among people who treated them unjustly (1 Peter 2:9-25). The injustice of others is not a reason to live wrongly yourself, because Jesus left footprints that you can follow step by step, including in your workplace relationships and daily interactions. Listen if you want to see whether your workplace can become a place where your life speaks louder than your words.
Discussion questions
For your small group or for personal reflection after the sermon.
- Peter writes to Christians scattered in foreign lands, slandered and persecuted. Why does he begin by reminding them who they have become in Christ (1 Peter 2:9-10), rather than with their suffering?
- What does it mean that Peter calls us to follow in Christ's steps (1 Peter 2:21-25), given that the Greek word refers to visible footprints you literally step into?
- The sermon stressed that being a royal priesthood is not about status or privilege but about responsibility and service. How does that change the way you see your identity as a Christian?
- The speaker told of refusing to fake a sale, which opened up conversations about God with his boss. What strikes you most in that story, and why can honesty speak louder than words?
- Injustice from others is no excuse for wrong living on our part. In which relationship do you find it hardest to respond to injustice the way Jesus did, without retaliation or bitterness?
- Where this week, at work, at school or in your relationships, is God calling you to let your life be a sermon, and what concrete step do you want to take there?
