September 4, 2018
Our culture has done a fine job of softening our fear of the devil… and yet, Peter urges us in his parting words to watch out for him because he is a devouring lion. The reason is because I, as a Christian, want so badly to be like Jesus- but we have an enemy who hates anything that resembles Jesus… So, how do we endure? Our text to close out this study in Peter is 1 Peter 5:8-11.
August 29, 2018
How do we keep from drowning in worry? Not by avoidance, distraction, or anything like those… no, we Christians can only keep from drowning in worry when we keep casting our anxieties upon our Savior who cares for us. Our text is 1 Peter 5:7, but Psalm 55 is a good parallel to read alongside this.
August 21, 2018
You need to listen to this! If you are a person, pride is a problem that we need to pay attention to since “God opposes the proud.” In our text (1 Peter 5:5-6) Peter writes counsel on how to keep pride in check.
August 8, 2018
Often when trouble of any kind finds us we respond with “why me?” as if suffering were something we should run away from at all cost. Yet Peter gives us perspective when it comes to suffering, going so far as to refer to it as a blessing… Why would suffering ever be considered a blessing? We find the answer in 1 Peter 4:12-19
July 25, 2018
A natural progression from following Christ is being a functioning member of Christ’s body… Here, in 1 Peter 4:8-11 we see at least four areas where we can determine whether or not we are functioning members of Christ’s church.
July 18, 2018
What would it look like if we prayed with the expectation that Christ’s return was at hand?
July 12, 2018
After looking at 1 Peter 4:1-2, which deals with ceasing from sin, the following verses chase after the “why”- Why don’t we sin?
July 1, 2018
1 Peter 3 ends with a phrase that has been difficult for generations… but the big thing to take away from the passage is the victory that belongs to Christ Jesus.
June 18, 2018
Suffering for the sake of Christ is guaranteed. This message from 1 Peter 3:13-17 draws out something to remember, something to avoid, and something to pursue.
June 5, 2018
We talk about the calling of God as if He only calls some people to specific areas of the mission field… but there’s a side of calling that we rarely explore, the fact that God calls sinners to Himself. The pursuit of this message from 1 Peter 3:8-12 focuses on how it is that we should respond.
