Sermons on 1 San Pedro 1:5:

The Power Of Hope Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 7, 2006

The power of hope.

Today we’re continuing the series "Why Easter Has Meaning." Last week we covered how Easter impacts your faith and we looked at the inspired writings of Paul to the church at Corinth. Incidentally, Paul is known as "The Apostle of Faith." So it was fitting that we read a Bible passage written by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Trying Of Your Faith

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

How to respond to hardships and disappointments and actually benefit from the process.

The Trying of Your Faith 1 Peter 1:1-9[1] 8-07-05 Intro During our teaching from the book of Judges[2] we talked a lot about trouble that comes as a consequence of sin. The recurring cycle in that book involved God sending trouble to correct Israel’s disobedience –the chastening of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: Charismatic

Celebrating The Hope That Easter Brings

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 17, 2006

Examines the hope we enjoy because of the resurrection. Suitable for a sunrise service.

CELEBRATING THE HOPE THAT JESUS BRINGS - Mark 16:1-8 Today we gather, much earlier than usual, to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It was nearly 2000 years ago, that Jesus rose from the dead. It was almost 2000 years ago the ladies went and found an empty ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9, 1 Peter 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Greater Than Gold

Contributed by James Gillis on Oct 6, 2005

Our Faith is Like Gold. Precious but needing purification

Intro- What is faith. Is the heater element hot? Here we have three points of what faith is and hopefully a little deeper. Read Text. 1. New Birth- First it is given not earned but by God’s great mercy. Unless Born again God’s power like the wind we don’t always understand it or see it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Methodist

The Foundation For My Hope Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 15, 2006

The first of a five part series from 1 Peter that deals with how to find hope for our lives.

We live in a world that desperately needs some hope: • Hurricanes and earthquakes • Threat of terrorist attacks • Rising energy prices that threaten our economy and our own personal finances • Increasing crime • Bird flu pandemic In a world like that people look for hope in all kinds of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Reasons To Bless God Series

Contributed by Joseph Mcculley on Nov 24, 2005

This is an expositional message on 1 Pt. 1:3-5.

1 Peter 1:3-5 Reasons to Bless God Introduction: Last Week we saw: Title: always been identified as 1 Peter. Peter dictated and Silas wrote (5:12). Author: the Apostle Peter. (Also called Simon in Greek, and Simeon in Hebrew). Weak evidence some use to say not written by Peter: Lots of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Joy Beyond Compare Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005

Looking at the Joy God offers at Christmas

Christmas Beyond Compare – Joy beyond Compare – Gladstone Baptist Church – 12/12/04 am Last Sunday night, I began a 3 part series looking at what an amazing Christmas gift we have been given. The gifts are beyond comparison with anything else we could every receive under the Christmas tree this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Hope Of Life

Contributed by James Jack on Dec 14, 2005

The hope we have in Christ is a living hope that will never perish, spoil or fade.

1 Peter 1:3-12 You might have heard the old saying “where there’s life, there’s hope”. That saying tells us how important hope is to people, because if we reverse it, it says “where there’s hope, there’s life” – which means that where there’s no hope, there’s death. As humans, we live on hope. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Anglican

Genuine Faith Will Be Tested

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 18, 2004

God has given you the ability to put your Faith in Him, and when you do so, He freely pours out his Mercy and his Forgiveness, and by His Divine power, you are RE-BORN, spiritually you become new, unblemished.

Genuine Faith Always Gets Tested 1 Pet. 1:3-12 Sept. 25, 1999 I am really excited about getting this sign put up, and I’m excited about being a church that proclaims Hope through Jesus Christ. I thought about the people that will drive by our sign, some everyday on their way to work, some ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Gifts From Our Merciful God

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 26, 2004

In His mercy, God has given us the gifts of a new birth, and inheritance, and a shield in times of trouble.

Gifts from Our Merciful God I Pet. 1:3-5 INTRO.: What is the greatest gift you have ever received from a loved one? We all love to receive a gift and we love to give them. We always want to give something unique and unexpected. We always want to give the very best we can to those we love. We want ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saved By His Grace And Kept By His Power

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 25, 2003

As born-again believers we can "rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory" when we live in the knowledge that we are "SAVED BY HIS GRACE AND KEPT BY HIS POWER"!

SAVED BY HIS GRACE AND KEPT BY HIS POWER "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Sure Heritage

Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 21, 2003

On the eighteenth of July, A.D. 64, during the reign of that tyrannical emperor, Nero, the great fire of Rome took place in which three quarters of the city was consumed. It has been usually thought that Nero caused the fire and that while he watched from

A SURE HERITAGE SCRIPTURE: I Peter 1:1-5 INTRODUCTION On the eighteenth of July, A.D. 64, during the reign of that tyrannical emperor, Nero, the great fire of Rome took place in which three quarters of the city was consumed. It has been usually thought that Nero caused the fire and that while he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

What We Believe: Mankind (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 24, 2003

Discover God’s universal and comprehensive solution for sin

This morning, we will finish our mini-series on mankind, which is a part of our mega-series on what our church believes. The first message on mankind identified how we get our sense of worth and how we can achieve our God-given potential in life. The second message identified the fact that we are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-25

Denomination: *other

I Am To Blessed To Be Depressed.

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Jul 15, 2003

WE SOME TIMES FORGET HOW BLESSED WE ARE.

IST PETER 1;VERSE 3, TEXT. BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHIRST. TITLE, I AM TO BLESSED TO BE DEPRESSED. WE LIVE IN A DAY AND A HOUR WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DOWN CAST AND DEPRESSED, THEY WALK AROUND LIKE GOD IS NOT ON HIS THRONE AND GOD IS NOT ALIVE. I HAVE GOOD NEWS TO TELL ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-8

Good News For Discouraged Believers

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 17, 2003

Peter reminds discouraged believers of who they are. They are God’s people. AND PETER – after reminding them of who they are takes the next several verses to remind them (and us) of what it means to be God’s people… (Living God’s Way -part 1)

Good News For Discouraged Believers Living God’s Way – part one 1 Peter 1:1-12 THIS MORNING - we are about to begin an exciting journey AND I am really pumped up and jazzed about it. YOU SEE – we are going to being doing something during the next 10 Sunday mornings that we only do about once a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ