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Messages Through 1 Peter
Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 22, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. The Powerful Seed Of The Word Bears The Fruit Of Love 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
Contributed on Jul 22, 2013
The foundation upon which our maturity can be built is the Word of God. The seed that grows and bears the fruit of love is the word of God. The seed (sperma) by which we are born again is the word of God.
1 Peter 1:22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, ...read more
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2. Humble Yourself
Contributed on Jul 22, 2013
If you want to meet Jesus, you won’t find him at the pinnacle of earthly successes; you have to climb down to the Cornerstone-Jesus is always at the bottom of things, holding everyone else up.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 There are four points here, and, I believe, they are connected. Humble Yourselves Peter (and the rest of the New Testament) ...read more
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3. Baptised Into His Death: 1 Peter 4:1-2
Contributed on Jul 24, 2013
When we die to ourselves only then are we truly alive.
4 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 2 As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. Since Christ Suffered Jesus ...read more