1 Peter 2:18-21

1 Peter 2:18-21 (ESV): Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

Song Recommendations:

Come, Ye Souls by Sin Afflicted

Man of Sorrows, Lamb of God

Discussion Questions:

Name some of the ways Jesus suffered. Why do you think He had to suffer?

How does knowing that there is something glorious waiting for us in heaven help us to endure suffering here on earth?

Can you name an experience you’ve had with an unjust “master”? What would’ve been the ideal way to handle it? What effect do you think that might have had on your “master” and all those around you?