SERMON SERIES FROM 1 PETER In 1 Peter 4, we are encouraged to pursue peace and unity in ourrelationships, and to repay evil with kindness and blessing. The apostlePeter points us to Christ as our example of enduring suffering andcontinuing to do good. The suffering on earth is for a […]
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Devotional: 1 Peter 4:1-19 From Holly: This chapter starts with a “therefore”. According to my Amplified version Bible, this is reflecting back to chapter 3, verse 18. Because Christ indeed died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous so that He might bring us to God, […]
Devotional: 1 Peter 3:1-22 From Holly: While Peter seems to move from speaking of following Christ’s example when persecuted and entrusting ourselves to His saving sacrifice on our behalf to a pointed teaching to the women in his audience, I believe he is actually continuing his call to honor authority […]
SERMON SERIES FROM 1 PETER In 1 Peter 3, the apostle Peter addresses how we as Christians can walk in obedience to Christ in our relationships. He instructs us to pursue peace and unity in our relationships, and to repay evil with kindness and blessing. He points us to Christ […]
JOINT SERVICE ON SUNDAY, JULY 25! Our next joint service is…tomorrow! Note that the service start time is 11 a.m. We are excited about gathering together with sister churches Ministerio, Bridge of Grace, Spirit and Truth Worship, and City of Rain. What a joy it will be to come together […]
Devotional: Matthew 17:1-13 From Holly: This section of Scripture involves what we call the “transfiguration” of Jesus. This word means to “change into another form”. Interestingly, this is the same word that Paul uses in Romans 12:2, when he tells his readers to “be transformed”. This word is a compound where the first part (meta) […]
SERMON SERIES FROM 1 PETER This “Stand Firm” series focuses on how a Christian can stand firm and unwavering against expected persecution and false teaching. Even though fiery trials, opposition and heresy can envelop our lives in a variety of ways, we can have hope in the fact that it […]
Devotional: 1 Peter 2:1-25 From Holly: I notice that this section starts with a variation of “therefore”. This time, it is “so”—“so get rid of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all evil speech”. What does this logical statement reflect back to? Because we trusters […]
SERMON SERIES FROM 1 PETER This week we begin a new sermon series from 1 Peter entitled: “Stand Firm.” In this series, we are encouraged by the Apostle Peter to hold fast to our faith and face our hardships with endurance because our hope is in Christ, not this world! […]
Devotional: 1 Peter 1:1-25 From Holly: The first thing I notice is that Peter writes this letter to “the elect sojourners of the dispersion”. Elect comes from a word that means “chosen out, select; by implication, favorite”. Sojourners is from a word that means “”an alien alongside”, i.e., a “resident foreigner”; it […]