Sermons on 1 Peter 1:13-24:

1 Peter Commentary —chapter 1 Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 18, 2021

Peter’s first epistle is addressed to Gentile believers among the dispersed (the scattered) of Israel. They have been released from the futile way of life they learned from their ancestors (1:18). Those who were at one time, not a people, had become nothing less than the people of God (2:10).

Tom Lowe 4/2/2021 Text: 1 Peter, Chapter 1 (KJV) 1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

I Am Eternal Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 23, 2021

Jesus … the Eternal One … stepped into time and history to deliver us from eternal hell. God’s plan of salvation was in His heart from the beginning of time. It’s an eternal plan. And God has loved You from the creation of the universe.

What is truly the one thing that money can’t buy? It’s time! Nobody … and do mean NOBODY … not even Donald Trump or Bill Gates or George Soros or Oprah Winfrey or Warren Buffet or Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk can buy themselves a single second of time … as Steve Jobs found out on October 5th, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31, Colossians 1:15-17, 1 Peter 1:18-20, 1 John 4:9-10

Denomination: United Methodist

God Is Holy

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Jun 3, 2021

God says we are to be holy as He is.

God is holy and there is nothing in Him that is unholy. God's nature is to be perfect and true, in Him we find perfection in everything that He stands for and does. He does not dwell in a place that does not stand in truth. For he is the Almighty god that sits on His throne in holiness. From ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:16, Psalm 96:9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Hope? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Peter calls on the Christians in his day to have hope much like Martin Luther King Jr. did in his day. Peter says, “I command you to be hopeful though you are suffering greatly.”

Sometimes our hope is invisible. The last words of dying people have always fascinated me. They are so revealing of a person's heart and soul. John Wilkes Booth who assassinated President Lincoln said only two words at his death: “Useless. Useless.” These are words of hopelessness. Fox News ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13

Denomination: Baptist

Be Holy Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

The holiness of God is the most fundamental reality of all. It refers to the reality that God is utterly unique and in a class by himself—that is His set-apartness—none compares with Him.

Workers outside of Milwaukee are building a new vehicle, called a submersible that will allow oceanographers to plum the ocean’s depths. The submersible is to replace Alvin. Alvin, you may remember, was the Treasure Hunting vehicle that illuminated the rusting hulk of the Titanic. Alvin is able to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16, Hosea 8:14, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 44:6-7, 2 Chronicles 23:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Should You Fear God? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

We think that grace means there’s nothing to fear in our behavior. And so the sanction of judgment has no place in our lives. But God is gracious and calls us back today to fear the behavior that leads to destruction.

I heard about a young boy that went off to one of these extremely expensive universities, and the bills were coming in monthly to these parents and they were struggling to keep their head above water. One day his mother received a letter from him and he said: “Dear Mom, I’m writing to inform you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Increase Your Hope In God Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Christ died so that both your faith and your hope are in God. He died to transform you from the power of sin.

James Hammond was a plantation owner during the Civil War who served as a congressman as well as the 60th governor of the state of South Carolina. Besides defending slavery, Hammond was guilty of an unbridled sexual appetite. In 1839, Hammond purchased an eighteen-year-old slave named Sally, along ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

Divide Your Love Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

The command to love one another is sandwiched between two reasons to love that are both descriptions of the birth of hope. Love is encased in hope.

“What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life” (Emil Brunner) There are a lot of reasons for us not to be hopeful. I listed some just this week as I thought about this message: Suicide Stillborn children Multiple Sclerosis Sexual Abuse Eating Disorder Special Needs ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Health Check 2020

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jan 9, 2020

Just as the physical and mental health crisis continue to worsen in this country, another health crisis is growing at an alarming pace, and yet it doesn't even make the news. I'm talking about our spiritual health crisis--the true "silent killer."

Some of you may remember that in my last sermon I talked about how this time of the year is the time we typically look back on our lives and consider just how much God has blessed us and our families. And despite the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, I hope you've taken the time to do ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-21, 1 Peter 1:13-16, Romans 8:29, 2 Peter 1:3-11, Acts 20:24, 2 Timothy 4:6-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Does God Alone Choose Who Gets To Heaven? - Thoughts On Predestination In A Quantum Universe

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 31, 2020

Christians get into endless debates about free will, predestination, losing your salvation vs once-saved-always-saved, getting lost in the complexity of it all.

Quite often, discussions about theological issues boil down to one side pulling out their list of Scriptures proving their doctrine and the other side pulling out their list of Scriptures to prove their contrary doctrine, and most often, it is whoever has the most extensive list that wins. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14, Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-11, Colossians 3:12, 1 Peter 1:2, John 15:16, Romans 8:28, John 15:19, 1 Timothy 2:4, 1 Peter 1:23, John 3:3-7, John 10:29, Hebrews 11:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Encouraged To Endure Sermon Ii: Exemplify Christ By Whose Blood Our Hope Is Sure Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Feb 7, 2020

In a world of distress in which people are stressed to the limits, Christians endure because of trust in, and obedience to, Jesus Christ by whose blood our hope is made sure.

Exemplify Christ By Whose Blood Our Hope Is Sure! It has been said that, in every stage of life, there are three types of people: those who watch things happen . . . those who make things happen . . . those who wonder what happened! For those ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:14-25

Death Passes Over

Contributed by Paul Davidson on Feb 12, 2020

Jesus is the Passover Lamb who takes away our sin. We are spared from God’s judgment and wrath. We are set free from our bondage to sin and darkness because we have placed our faith in JESUS! The blood of Jesus covers our sin. God sees the blood of Jesus on our lives, and death passes over us!

*** NOTE - Both a brief Children's Sermon and a full Adult sermon are included *** CHILDREN’S SERMON Who have we been studying the last three Sundays? Yes… MOSES... Last week, Moses asked Pharaoh (or the leader of the Egyptians) NINE TIMES to let the people of Israel go… and all 9 times, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Matthew 26:28, Romans 3:25, 1 Peter 1:18-19, Galatians 2:20, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Colossians 2:17, Romans 5:6-9, Exodus 12:1-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Redeemed With Precious Blood Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 1, 2021

1) What did God redeem believers from? (1 Peter 1:18a), 2) What did He redeem them with? (1 Peter 1:18b-19) 3) By whom did He redeem them? (1Peter 1:20a), and finally, 4) For what did He redeem them? (1Peter 1:20b-21).

1 Peter 1:18–21. 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-21

Denomination: Other

Love One Another Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 4, 2021

1) When were believers enabled to love? (1 Peter 1:22a), 2) Who are believers to love? (1 Peter 1:22b),3) How are believers to love?, (1 Peter 1:22c) and finally, 4) Why are believers to love? (1 Peter 1:23-25)

1 Peter 1:22–25. 22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24 for “All flesh is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Other

The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle In Evangelicalism: Holiness Before The Lord

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 5, 2021

There is a missing element, a missing piece of the puzzle in modern day evangelicalism. I've always felt that. But I couldn't figure out what it was.

There is a missing element, a missing piece of the puzzle in modern day evangelicalism. I've always felt that. But I couldn't figure out what it was. I thought for a while that perhaps it was a missional attitude, an emphasis on evangelism. I was really, really sure for a while that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 John 1:9, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 2 Corinthians 5:10

Denomination: Salvation Army