Living as Christmas People | Luke 2:1-20

In the ancient church, Christmas was celebrated, for not just one day, but for twelve consecutive days.  This took place for a reason; it was there to reinforce and underscore the church’s call to be Christmas people—people who understand the significance of Christ becoming part of His creation in order to redeem His creation.  So,…

Unity in Community | I Peter 5:1-14

Today marks our last sermon in 1 Peter.  Here in chap 5, Peter issues his final exhortations to these Christian communities scattered throughout Asia Minor.  And he isn’t necessarily bringing up anything new rather he’s applying some of the themes he’s already discussed to the existing relationships in the community.   The members of these budding…

Living Well; Ending Well | I Peter 4:1-11

We’ve been spending these fall months working our way through Peter’s first epistle.  The section we’re looking at today is deeply theological, wonderfully practical, and (for the most part) pretty straight forward.  Peter mainly focuses on our call to walk with Christ, not only individually but also as a community.  Samantha already read our text,…

Retaliation, Redemption, Witness, and Suffering | I Peter 3:8-22

In earlier sections of this letter Peter wrote to his audience about relationships between slaves and masters, and husbands and wives.  Mark walked us thorough all of those dynamics both last week and the week before.  But here, starting in verse 8, Peter addresses, not just “some” people in the church, but “all of you.”…

The Marriage Relationship | I Peter 3:1-7

This Fall, we are walking through First Peter. We have experienced onlytwo sermons yet have already seen how rich and vibrant this epistle is.Peter has many important things to say about what it means to be aChristian living in a difficult world. Peter addresses his letter to “elect exiles”In today’s text, Peter extends this exhortation…

Living as God’s Servants | I Peter 2:11-25

TIn today’s text, Peter is going to tell us how we preserve our identity as God’s very own possession; it’s answering the call to live as God’s servants in all aspects of life.   Which entails freely submitting to those who’ve been placed in authority over us for God’s sake.  This isn’t Peter’s opinion based on…

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