Showing posts with label 1 Peter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1 Peter. Show all posts

Friday, 19 June 2020

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Sermon: Facing the World (1 Peter 1:13-19)

In this message, we discover how the Christian hope of heaven can help us to face the world, and how we will live in the world if we are conscious of the cost of our hope.


Tuesday, 26 May 2020

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament (1 Peter 1:10-12)

What was the Holy Spirit doing before Jesus was born? And if the Christian faith is all about Christ, why should we bother reading the Old Testament? We consider the answers to these questions and others in this sermon, based on 1 Peter 1:10-12.


How we can know and love Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:8-9)

If Jesus Christ lived 2000 years ago, how can we know him, let alone love him? We look at the answer to that question by considering Peter's words in 1 Peter 1:8-9, beginning: "Though you have not seen him, you love him."


God's Purposes in Our Suffering (1 Peter 1:6-7)

We can trust God's plan of salvation through Jesus Christ, and thus we are able to hold onto joy even when we suffer. In this part of his letter, Peter writes that God has a purpose in our "various trials" - he is proving the genuineness of our faith so that we will be ready for the day when Jesus Christ returns.


The Promise of Praise, Honour and Glory (1 Peter 1:3-5)

In this sermon, we discover the reasons why Peter begins with an exclamation of praise for God. He writes of the clear and concrete hope we have because of God's plan, God's promises and God's power.


Monday, 25 May 2020

God's Perfect Plan for an Imperfect World (1 Peter 1:1-2)

We're beginning a series of sermons going through Peter's first letter in the New Testament. In this introductory message, we recognise that Peter was an imperfect person writing to Christians in an imperfect situation but telling them about God's perfect plan.