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1 Peter
Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 26, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. A Hope That Is Alive
Contributed on Sep 26, 2025
This sermon breaks down 1 Peter 1:3 to explain the powerful and secure hope Christians have.
Introduction: The World's Hope Brothers and sisters, think for a moment about the word "hope." In our world, hope is often a fragile thing. We hope we get the job. We hope the medical tests come back negative. We hope our children make good choices. This is a hope based on ...read more
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2. An Inheritance That Cannot Fade
Contributed on Sep 27, 2025
This sermon explains that our Christian hope is fixed on a heavenly inheritance that is secure from decay ("incorruptible"), pure from sin ("undefiled"), and eternally glorious ("fadeth not away"), all personally guaranteed by God.
Introduction: Earthly Investments Brothers and sisters, in the previous verse, Peter told us we have been born again into a "lively hope." A hope for what? Verse 4 gives us the stunning answer. We have been born into an inheritance. In our world, an inheritance is often something we ...read more
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3. Kept By The Power Of God
Contributed on Oct 8, 2025
This sermon teaches that just as our heavenly inheritance is guarded for us, we ourselves are actively guarded by God's infinite power—accessed through our faith—ensuring we reach the ultimate goal of a future salvation that is already prepared to be revealed.
Introduction: The Two-Way Guarantee Last time we gathered, we looked at the incredible promise of verse 4: that there is an inheritance in heaven—incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading—that is being reserved for you. It is guarded and kept safe. But that can lead to an anxious question, can't ...read more
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4. Joy In The Midst Of Heaviness
Contributed on Oct 14, 2025
This sermon explains the Christian paradox of experiencing profound joy—rooted in our eternal salvation—while simultaneously enduring temporary and purposeful seasons of sorrow and trials.
Introduction: A Heavenly Paradox To the world, joy and sorrow are opposites. They are like oil and water; they cannot mix. You are either happy, or you are sad. The presence of one means the absence of the other. The goal of modern life, it seems, is to construct a life so comfortable, so ...read more
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5. More Precious Than Gold
Contributed on Oct 25, 2025
This sermon teaches that our trials are like a refiner's fire, designed by God to prove and purify our faith—which is more precious than gold—so that it will result in praise, honor, and glory at Christ's return.
Introduction: The Purpose of the "Need Be" In our last study, we faced the difficult paradox that we can "greatly rejoice" even while we are "in heaviness." We learned that our trials are temporary—just for a season—and that they are purposeful—there is a "need ...read more
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6. Unspeakable Joy: Loving The Unseen Savior
Contributed on Nov 10, 2025
This sermon teaches that our faith allows us to genuinely love the unseen Christ, resulting in an inexpressible and glorified joy that transcends our circumstances and serves as a foretaste of heaven.
Introduction: The World's Motto The world lives by a simple motto: "Seeing is believing." We are creatures of the senses. We trust what we can see, what we can touch, what we can measure. We demand evidence, proof, and personal experience. To love someone, you must know them, see ...read more
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7. The Ultimate Prize: The Salvation Of Your Soul
Contributed on Dec 4, 2025
This sermon identifies the ultimate goal of the Christian life, explaining that our faith is a purposeful journey leading to a present and future reward: the supreme and eternal rescue of our souls.
Introduction: The Finish Line We have walked through a powerful progression in this first chapter of Peter. * We began with a living hope (v. 3). * We saw an eternal inheritance (v. 4). * We saw that we are kept by God's power (v. 5). * We saw that we endure heavy trials (v. 6) to prove our ...read more