Bitterness is the Enemy of the Will of God
In the beginning of 1 Peter chapter 4, the Apostle Peter is encouraging us to separate ourselves from sin. His readers are going through a difficult season of life and it’s a human tendency to become disappointed with God when He seems not to be answering our prayers. Join us as Peter exhorts us to live holy lives in difficult times.
Living Life in the Face of Unending Pressure
The Apostle Peter has told us that we are to respond to persecution and unfairness with right living. We are to stop the mouth of our accusers by living holy lives. Peter now quickly tells us that living a holy life may not stop the harassment. So, here at the end of chapter 3, he tells us what we are to do in the face of unending pressure.
Ingredients for a Wonderful Life
Every human being who is mentally well-adjusted longs to have a wonderful life. What makes the next section that we come to in our study of 1st Peter so interesting is the Apostle Peter will tell us how we can experience a wonderful life. Join us as Peter writes to “Whoever desires to love life and see good days."
When Unfairness Hits Our Marriages - Part 2
The Apostle Peter is giving us simple commands for how to respond when life hands us unfairness. As we began chapter three, our focus was on the Christian wife. Join us as now we turn to Peter’s simple commands for the Christian husband.
When Unfairness Hits Our Marriages
The Apostle Peter has told us that our calling as the followers of Christ is to suffer injustice and unfairness. How are we to behave when that unfairness enters our marriages? Peter gives us clear instructions for both the husband and the wife. Join us as we look at how the disciple of Christ handles unfairness when it comes from a spouse.
Join us as Pastor Paul Mowery interviews Joe Mann, a missionary with Destiny Rescue. Destiny Rescue exists to Rescue, Restore, Protect, Empower and be a Voice for the Voiceless. Our vision is to see the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children end in our lifetime.
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The Story of the Resurrection is absolutely central to the Gospel. Without believing it, one doesn’t possess salvation. The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 10, “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Both belief in Christ’s Lordship and Resurrection are necessary for salvation. But can we have confidence that the story is true? Join us as we look at the reliability of the Story of the Resurrection.
We have been reconciled to God and given new life through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. How does the fact God did everything to initiate reconciliation with us affect the way we pursue reconciliation when conflicts occur in the Body of Christ? Do we pursue justice, rights, or something altogether different?
God took the initiative to pursue reconciliation with us when He sent Jesus Christ as an ambassador to pay the penalty for our sin. More than that, He rose from the dead to give us new life and the opportunity to serve Him as ambassadors of reconciliation in a world drowning in conflict. This message from 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 encourages us to remember that as citizens of God's kingdom, we are called to respond to conflict in a radically different way ... a way that leads to reconciliation.
When Life Isn’t Fair
As we move to the final verses of 1 Peter chapter 2, the Apostle is dealing with injustice. It is in these verses that we learn that every follower of Christ has the same calling. That calling is that we are to handle injustice the very same way that Christ handled it. Join us as we look at the impossible path that every disciple is called to walk upon.