Sermons on 1 Peter (Page 3)

Crave Christ (1 Peter 2:1-3)

Introduction Peter makes application explicit (20/25 verses contain “you”/“your”). He reminded them of their hope, joy, and salvation in Christ so that they might love one another sincerely and earnestly (1:22). Read 1 Peter 2:1-3 Atlantic (August 2016): “How the Percentage of Americans Who Go to Church Every Week Is Changing” Roughly 51 percent of Americans say they go to church or another worship service somewhere between once a month and multiple times per week, while 49 percent said they go rarely…

Chosen By God (1 Peter 1:1-2) Part 2

1 Peter 1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of athe Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia,Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to bthe foreknowledge of God the Father,cin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and dfor sprinklingwith his blood: May egrace and fpeace be multiplied to you.

Chosen By God (1 Peter 1:1-2) Part 1

Introduction In the business world, a company is irrelevant when it becomes indistinguishable from its competitors. Likewise, the Church becomes irrelevant when she is indistinguishable from the world. Thaddeus Williams, in an article titled “The Secret to Becoming Irrelevant: Spend All Your Time Trying to Be Relevant” The Relevance Question (What would it look like for us, as believers, to be relevant to unbelievers?) is a good question; it is just not to be the first question. When relevance is our…