Peter continues speaking on the theme of suffering at the end of 1 Peter 4, calling us to rejoice in suffering, to know the Spirit of glory during suffering and understand how suffering helps us witness to others. Guest speaker, Tim Blaber, unpacks this passage for us.
Peter wants us to live holy lives, even if there’s the threat of suffering for those who do so. He desires that if we do suffer, we suffer for doing good not evil. Peter motivates us to holy living through quoting the Old Testament, pointing to Jesus Christ’s example and teaching about hindered prayers. He...
Jesus Christ, God the Son, showed amazing humility in being born on Earth in human flesh. He showed even greater humility in submitting to the authority of men, even sinful men like Pontius Pilate. In this section of his letter, Peter challenges Christians to show that same submission that Jesus showed, by submitting to every...
How you respond to Christ, the living stone, the cornerstone, matters. If you believe on him for salvation, you receive honour, a new identity, purpose and a holy calling. If you stumble over him, if you reject him, you choose shame.
In 1 Peter 2, Peter continues to call his readers to holy lives and uses a series of Old Testament metaphors to describe Christ and Christians. What does it mean that Jesus is a living stone? How is the Church a spiritual house? How are Christians like priests? Have a listen to find out?
In 1 Peter 1:13-15, Peter speaks of a holy God who has called his people to live holy lives. Duncan Sills preaches from this passage on how to have holy minds, holy passions, holy conduct and holy hearts.
Peter praises God at the start of his letter, but as he does so he teaches us how to endure trials well, encouraging us to remember what he’s done in the past, consider present sufferings as an opportunity to show faith & hope for our future inheritance in Christ. Finally, Peter encourages us to rejoice...
