Today, in our time to hear and respond to a message from God’s Word, we conclude our journey through 1st Peter by turning to chapter five. In 1 Peter 5, he calls church leaders to shepherd God’s people willingly and humbly and to serve as examples rather than to seek power or personal gain. He…
Today’s message continues our focus on 1st Peter and the gift we have been given through Jesus’ resurrection of new birth to a living hope. Moving to 1 Peter 4:7-11, we see Peter’s ultimate encouragement to a suffering church that “the end of all things is at hand.” Rather than creating fear or encouraging speculation…
Continuing where we left off last Sunday. This message focuses on 1st Peter 4:1-6 and his instructions for living as followers of Jesus in the “time between times,” between Christ’s first and second coming, and all the tensions, pains, and sufferings in between. Because believers have been “born again to a living hope” through Jesus’…
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, 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…
Ever feel like your busy life is stealing something precious? In this message, we will explore how busyness isn’t just a modern inconvenience that distracts us from a true Spiritual life in Christ. It is a self-made spiritual barrier that can be as damaging as sin itself. Drawing on Corrie ten Boom’s wisdom that “if…