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1 Peter
Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 19, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. Free To Choose - Suffering Over Sin
Contributed on Oct 5, 2025
How should we live in a world that is hostile to Christianity? Not by adopting the culture around us uncritically, nor by rejecting the world completely, but by engaging with the world while guarding against sin.
This morning, we continue with our study of First Peter. As a reminder, 1 Peter is a general epistle, meaning that it was a letter written to Christians in general, rather than to a specific church body. The first verse of the letter tells us that it was written: “To God’s elect, exiles scattered ...read more
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2. Instructions For The End Of The World
Contributed on Oct 11, 2025
What should you do if you knew the world would end soon? Peter gives us the answer.
This morning, we continue with our study of First Peter. As a reminder, 1 Peter is a general epistle, written in the first century to believers in several Roman provinces, in what today is the country of Turkey. Peter’s main purpose in writing the letter was to encourage them to maintain a ...read more
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3. The Heart Of A Shepherd
Contributed on Nov 19, 2025
Peter gives us a description of how elders should carry out their work. This sermon contrasts an "I Deserve" mindset with an "I Owe" mindset.
As most of you know, my personal biography includes many years as a manager in a large organization, and part of my job was to interview and hire people. Over the years, as the jobs that I was responsible to fill got higher up in the organization, the job descriptions expanded. The years of ...read more
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4. Tested By Suffering
Contributed on Nov 12, 2025
Peter instructs us to regard suffering as a test of our faith, one that we can pass by rejoicing in suffering.
This morning, we resume our study of a letter written by the apostle Peter, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, sometime around 62-64 A.D. This is a general epistle, a letter written to believers scattered throughout five Roman provinces in northern Asia Minor; in what is today the country of Turkey. ...read more
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5. Unsurprised By Suffering
Contributed on Oct 31, 2025
Those to whom Peter wrote 1 Peter were experiencing persecution for their faith. Peter instructs them not to be surprised. This sermon examines four reasons why people are surprised by suffering, and why they shouldn't be.
Years ago, when my wife and I were expecting . . . And notice that I didn’t say, “when my wife and I were pregnant”. That seems to be a thing these days, with husbands and wives saying, “we’re pregnant”. And I know it’s intended as a way for the husband to express solidarity with his wife, and to ...read more