# 1 Peter — A Devotional Series A verse-by-verse devotional series through Peter's first letter, prepared for an **evangelical assembly with a brethren background**. The aim is not academic exegesis or sermon prep, but **devotional depth** — feeding the congregation with the actual text of Scripture, drawn out one passage at a time, applied to the head, heart, and hands. The through-line is the **priesthood of all believers** (1 Pet 2:9): who we are in Christ — a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession — shapes how we live in the world. The full outline lives in [`outline.md`](./outline.md). This workspace is a *teaching workspace*: an AI agent acts as a personal tutor, building short, self-contained lessons tailored to where the series is in the letter. The full design lives in [`MISSION.md`](./MISSION.md). --- ## Why this exists 1 Peter was written to "elect exiles" — believers scattered across Asia Minor, facing social hostility and slander for the name of Christ. Peter steadies them with a living hope secured by Christ's resurrection, calls them to holy living as God's chosen people, and teaches them to suffer well after the pattern of the Christ who suffered for them. A congregation today, also feeling like strangers in the world, needs exactly this letter. Success looks like: - A complete, ordered set of devotional lessons covering 1 Peter 1:1 to 5:14. - Each lesson quotes the passage in full, draws out one main idea, and applies it. - The series reads as one coherent whole, with famous passages anchored in their context. - A congregation member could open any lesson, meet God's Word, understand its main point, and be moved to obey it. --- ## How it works Each session the agent produces the next lesson in the series — the next passage in [`outline.md`](./outline.md) — as a single self-contained HTML file: the text first, then the exposition, then application and an interactive check. Lessons build **long-term retention** through retrieval practice and spacing rather than quick re-reading. Three pillars, drawn from the `teach` skill: - **Knowledge** — gathered from high-trust sources, cited in every lesson. - **Skills** — practiced through short interactive lessons with immediate feedback. - **Wisdom** — eventually tested in a real community (the assembly the series is written for). --- ## Source materials Trusted texts live in this workspace and feed every lesson: | File / Link | Source | Use | |------|--------|-----| | [`21_1Peter.md`](./21_1Peter.md) | Adrian Rogers sermon transcripts (58 sermons, Love Worth Finding) | Vivid, application-heavy exposition of individual passages | | [Matthew Henry on 1 Peter](https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/matthew-henry/1Peter) | Matthew Henry's Commentary (1706-1710) | Devotional warmth and theological depth, Puritan perspective | | [Guzik — Enduring Word on 1 Peter](https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/1-peter-1/) | David Guzik | Verse-by-verse expository commentary for interpretive decisions | Online orientation resources and assembly-voice commentaries are catalogued in [`RESOURCES.md`](./RESOURCES.md). --- ## Workspace layout ``` . ├── MISSION.md # The "why" — grounds every lesson ├── NOTES.md # Preferences, design notes, verified facts to cite ├── RESOURCES.md # Catalogue of trusted resources + gaps ├── outline.md # The 12-section devotional outline (EN + 中文) ├── README.md # This file │ ├── lessons/ # One self-contained HTML lesson per passage │ ├── reference/ # Compressed knowledge — re-read often │ ├── glossary.html │ └── 1-peter-at-a-glance.html │ ├── learning-records/ # What's been built & key insights (like ADRs) │ ├── assets/ # Reusable components shared across lessons │ ├── lesson.css # Shared stylesheet (clean, Tufte-style) │ └── quiz.js # Quiz widget for retrieval practice │ └── scripts/ └── esv-passage.js # ESV passage fetcher (trusted scripture source) ``` **Lessons** (`lessons/`) are the primary unit of teaching — short, beautiful, single-passage HTML files. They link to each other and to the reference docs. **Reference documents** (`reference/`) are the compressed essence of the study — glossaries, at-a-glance overviews — designed for quick lookup. These get re-read far more often than lessons. **Learning records** (`learning-records/`) capture non-obvious lessons and key decisions, like architectural decision records. They let the agent track progress and stay consistent. **Assets** (`assets/`) are reusable components. Lessons link the shared stylesheet so the whole series reads as one consistent course. --- ## How to use it Open a lesson in `lessons/` in your browser, or just ask the agent to build the next lesson in the series. The agent will: 1. Check [`MISSION.md`](./MISSION.md) and [`NOTES.md`](./NOTES.md) for direction. 2. Read [`outline.md`](./outline.md) and the [`learning-records/`](./learning-records/) to see where the series is. 3. Produce the next lesson — and save it to `lessons/`. Each lesson ends with an invitation to ask follow-up questions. The agent is your teacher — anything unclear, ask. --- ## Out of scope - Scholarly Greek exegesis beyond what illuminates devotion. - 2 Peter (a separate letter and study). - Sermon manuscripts or full teaching outlines. - Polemics against other traditions. The series builds up; it does not score points.