Building off of last week. Today’s message continues our journey through 1 Peter and focuses on 1 Peter 3:18–22, where Peter encourages believers facing suffering for their faith. Building on the theme of being “born again to a living hope” through Christ’s resurrection, the message reminds us that hardship is an expected part of life,…
Our message today returns to 1 Peter and reminds us that the resurrection of Jesus gives us new birth to a living hope. In this, we see in chapter 3:8-17 how this transforms our response to suffering and difficult relationships. Peter calls Christians to live with unity, compassion, humility, and love, refusing to repay evil…
Today’s message from God’s Word will challenge the common Western Christian tendency to view Acts 2 as the required pattern for every movement of the Holy Spirit. Drawing on passages from Acts, John, and the Old Testament, it will show that the dramatic events of Pentecost—tongues of fire, miraculous languages, and mass conversions, describe a…
Today’s message reflects on the 115 years of the Church of God of Exeter, while calling believers to continue faithfully carrying out the mission of Christ into future generations. Centered on Hebrews 12:1–2, the message reminds the church that the Christian life is not a one-time decision but an ongoing race of faith that requires…
Today, we return to our Eastertide series over 1 Peter, emphasizing how we have been “born again to a living hope” through Christ’s resurrection, and how Peter writes to believers who were suffering persecution and living as “elect exiles,” reminding them and us that although this world is not our true home, we are God’s…
In this sermon, we continue our Easter season series exploring 1st Peter and discuss that, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, believers are born again into a living hope that is not just a future but a present reality. Drawing from 1 Peter 2:4-10, we learn that we have been given a wondrous new identity…
In today’s message, we continue where we left off last week in discussing how we are “born again to a living hope,” and how this is a present reality here and now, even as we await its full future fulfillment. Today, we continue to explore 1st Peter, discovering more evidence to examine our lives…
This Easter sermon emphasizes that Jesus’ resurrection brings not only a future hope but a present “living hope” (1 Peter 1:3). Because Christ is risen, sin’s curse is broken and new life is available now. The message challenges believers to examine whether they are truly experiencing this resurrection power in their daily lives. A central…
This Easter sermon emphasizes that Jesus’ resurrection brings not only a future hope but a present “living hope” (1 Peter 1:3). Because Christ is risen, sin’s curse is broken and new life is available now. The message challenges believers to examine whether they are truly experiencing this resurrection power in their daily lives. A central…
As we continue our Lenten journey this year through the Penitential Psalms. Today, we continue to explore the theme of grace in the wilderness, in that there is grace for our sins. Understanding it is in the “eremos” where God exposes sin and leads His people back to Him through repentance. Looking at the meaning…