Sermons on Dr Peter Hammond:

Maintaining Holiness In A Corrupt World Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 18, 2025

Maintaining holiness in a corrupt world is not optional for the believer—it is essential. You are called to be different, to shine as light, and to be the salt of the earth.

MAINTAINING HOLINESS IN A CORRUPT WORLD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16 Supporting Texts: Romans 12:1-2, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, James 1:27, Titus 2:11-14, Philippians 2:15 INTRODUCTION: Holiness is not just an old-fashioned concept—it is the eternal standard of God. In a world ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Beauty And Blessings Of A Holy Life Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 18, 2025

Holiness is often misunderstood in today’s world as a restrictive or burdensome lifestyle. However, biblical holiness is the beautiful, God-ordained standard that sets believers apart and leads to abundant blessings.

THE BEAUTY AND BLESSINGS OF A HOLY LIFE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Peter 1:15-16 Supporting Texts: Psalm 19:14, Proverbs 3:3-4, Isaiah 35:8-10, Hebrews 12:14 INTRODUCTION: Holiness is often misunderstood in today’s world as a restrictive or burdensome lifestyle. However, biblical ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Biblical Perspective On Unbelievers And The Danger Of Spiritual Blindness Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 21, 2025

The Bible teaches that Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers, preventing them from seeing the truth of God's love and salvation

The Bible teaches that Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers, preventing them from seeing the truth of God's love and salvation (2 Corinthians 4:4). But who are these unbelievers, and how do they act? More importantly, what about those who claim to be Christians but live like unbelievers, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Come To The Living Stone

Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 28, 2025

A brick and a block were walking down a road when a piece of concrete jumped up and made a funny face, screamed and ran off. The brick asked the block, “what’s up with him?” The block replied, don’t pay him no mind, he is a “cycle path.”

Come to the Living Stone “2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. The Living Stone and a Chosen People 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holy Habits #1 - Goodness Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jun 19, 2025

For the next few weeks we want to focus on some Holy Habits - behaviors that we should seek to repeat often enough that they become automatic.

SEVEN HOLY HABITS: GOODNESS Introduction In 1898, A psychologist named Edward Thorndike conducted an experiment to study the behavior of animals - he chose cats. He would place each cat inside a device known as a puzzle box. The box was designed so that the cat could escape through a door by some ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Staying Spiritually Alert Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 21, 2025

In this end-time season, spiritual alertness is no longer optional—it is essential. The world is full of distractions, temptations, and unseen spiritual battles that require believers to be vigilant at all times.

STAYING SPIRITUALLY ALERT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Peter 5:8-9 Supporting Texts: Matthew 26:40-41, Romans 13:11-14, 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8, Ephesians 6:10-18, Revelation 3:2-3 INTRODUCTION: In this end-time season, spiritual alertness is no longer optional—it is essential. The world ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Holy Habits #2 - Knowledge Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jun 27, 2025

James Clear: “The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow.”

HOLY HABIT #2: KNOWLEDGE Introduction Imagine that you have an ice cube sitting on a table in front of you. The room is cold and you can see your breath. It is currently 25 degrees. Ever so slowly the room begins to warm up. 26 … 27 … 28 degrees. The ice cube is still sitting on the table in front ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Growing As A True Christian Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 27, 2025

In this study, we will explore how to grow as a true Christian by cultivating the right practices and mindsets that promote maturity and spiritual strength.

GROWING AS A TRUE CHRISTIAN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Peter 3:18 Supporting Texts: Hebrews 5:12–14, Colossians 2:6-7, 1 Peter 2:2, Philippians 2:12-13, John 15:4-5 INTRODUCTION: Becoming a Christian is only the beginning of a lifelong journey of spiritual growth. Just as physical life ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Holy Habits #3: Self-Control Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 5, 2025

Craig Groeschel said, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” That’s a good description of our subject for today: Self-Control.

HOLY HABIT #3: SELF-CONTROL Introduction Craig Groeschel said, “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” That’s a good description of our subject for today: Self-Control. In this series we have added to our faith goodness —a life of moral excellence—and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting The Attention Of Angels Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jul 7, 2025

The message of the Gospel is so eternally significant that it even gets the ongoing attention of the angels.

You can listen to this, and other sermons, at https://www.npbc.org.au/podcasts/media NORTH PINE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 6th July 2025 1 Peter 1:3-12 “Getting The Attention of Angels” We saw last week, when we looked at the first two verses of 1 Peter, that Peter has written his letters to the elect ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-12

Denomination: Baptist

Holy Habits #4 - Perseverance Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 11, 2025

Today, we focus on perseverance—sometimes translated as endurance, steadfastness, or patient endurance.

HOLY HABIT #4 PERSEVERANCE Introduction We’ve been exploring the Christian Graces in 2 Peter 1:5–7—what we’re calling Holy Habits—virtues we’re called to develop intentionally as followers of Jesus. Today, we focus on perseverance—sometimes translated as endurance, steadfastness, or patient ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Designer Immortality

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2025

The so-called “immortality” scientists are trumpeting is a counterfeit, a cheap knock-off to deceive us into thinking we’ve overcome death. Don’t be taken in.

For much of her life, Jeanne Calment’s big claim to fame was that she sold pencils to Vincent van Gogh in her youth. But by the time she died in August of 1997, this charming Frenchwoman had made her way into the Guinness Book of World Records for a grander accomplishment. She had become the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Twenty-Four Carat Faith

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2025

We don’t have to suffer for our faith. But we do have to live for it. And if we never grate against a sinful world, how true to Christ are we being?

Peter is one of my favorite Bible characters. He’s the one who always opens his mouth before his brain has switched into gear and that’s a failing I have a lot of sympathy with. Remember when the disciples were alone on the boat out in the middle of the Sea of Galilee and they saw Jesus walking ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Those Who Don’t Stumble Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jul 14, 2025

Through God, who established Jesus as the cornerstone, we have been given an identity which stops us from stumbling.

You can listen to the sermons of NPBC at https://www.npbc.org.au/podcasts/media 1 Peter 2:4-10 “Those Who Don’t Stumble” (Written for Sermon Central to fill a gap in this series on 1 & 2 Peter) Who am I? That is a question everyone asks at some point in their life. We all have questions about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

Holy Habits #5: Godliness Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 18, 2025

Godliness. Any light that we shine into this dark world is not our own. It is a reflection of the Son. That is a good working definition of godliness - shining the light of God’s love into a dark world.

HOLY HABIT #5   GODLINESS Introduction The moon tonight (July 20, 2025) is at the phase known as Waning Crescent. Only 21.3% of the moon is visible. The last full moon was July 10th. During this phase, over the next five days, the moon will be virtually invisible to the naked ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ