Joy Ahead
Winter/Spring 2020
Joy Ahead
1 Peter Sometimes life is hard. It doesn’t make sense. Who are we, and why are we here? Why should I keep going? What motivation is there? “Our deepest needs drive us to our deepest beliefs.” Throughout the book of First Peter, we discover our hope unshakably grounded in the reality of what God has done and will do through Jesus Christ. Jesus’ first and second coming mean that evil has been eclipsed. As a result, we can not only…
How to Fight the Enemy
1 Peter Sometimes life is hard. It doesn’t make sense. Who are we, and why are we here? Why should I keep going? What motivation is there? “Our deepest needs drive us to our deepest beliefs.”Throughout the book of First Peter, we discover our hope unshakably grounded in the reality of what God has done and will do through Jesus Christ. Jesus’ first and second coming mean that evil has been eclipsed.As a result, we can not only endure but…
Trust the King
As members of a local church body, the Lord calls us to pray for and be subject to the leaders He has called to oversee the church. Likewise, church leaders are to help feed, lead, and oversee the church members. Above all, everyone who is part of the local church should trust our King, our chief Shepherd because He cares for us. Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-7 Download Life Group Questions for this sermon. 1 Peter 5:1-7 ESV So I exhort…
Life, Suffering and Roller Coasters
What’s the purpose of suffering that we can’t control – the suffering that comes into our life through no fault of our own? Why does God allow suffering to come into our lives? Listen as Pastor Jeremy teaches us from 1 Peter 4:12-19: What’s the purpose of suffering? How should I approach suffering? Scriptures: 1 Peter 4:12-19 2 Thessalonians 1:5 Romans 12:2 2 Corinthians 10:5 James 5:13 Download Life Group Questions for this sermon. 1 Peter 4:12-19 ESV Beloved, do not…