To Know Him and Make Him Known
Getting baptized announces to the watching world that we’ve been saved, teaches us that we’re connected to Jesus, and assures us of new life in God’s new world one day. Peter adds here that baptism also pictures the coming judgment, when all who have believed in Jesus and asked for His forgiveness will be rescued.
Whether it’s fair or unfair, followers of Jesus can expect persecution from time to time. If they don’t give in to pressure and instead maintain their loyalty to Jesus, though, they will have the opportunity to give a gentle and logical explanation to those who persecute them, which God can use to humble the persecutors…
The Church (the people, not the building or the organization) is meant to be a safe place to heal from the attacks that come at us from a hostile world. In order to become that, each Christian must treat all the others in a counter-cultural way, refusing to get involved in a war of retribution…
After challenging wives to submit to their husbands so that they can win them to Christ, Peter continues his letter with some pointed instructions to husbands about how they should use the authority delegated to them by God. Join us this morning as we explore these important issues.
Marriage can degenerate quickly into a struggle for power and control. The only way out of that damaging dynamic is to remember that God defines “winning” very differently than we do. Join us today as we explore these important issues together.
As spiritually alive people, we are called by God to live for His purposes no matter what it costs us. Apparently this applies to everyone, even slaves who are vulnerable to mistreatment. Join us today as we grapple with how Peter tried to get Christian slaves to see their life situation differently.
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about 1 Peter together. Before we press on, let’s take a few moments to look back at where we’ve been and remember the case that Peter has been building in his letter so far