Partners through Suffering

20. July 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 4:12-19 Theme: Through suffering we can become partners with Jesus. Key verses: “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad–for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have ...

Doing

10. July 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11 Theme: God expects us to discipline ourselves spiritually and work to glorify Him in these last days. Key verses: “The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other…” (v. 7-8). “God has ...

Had Enough

30. June 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 4:1-6 Theme: Suffering helps us be done with sin. Key verses: “So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. You won’t spend the rest ...

Home

22. June 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 3:18-23 Theme: Only Christ can truly bring us home. Key verses: “Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit” (v. 18). “…baptism, which ...

Respectful

09. June 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 3:13-17 Theme: We should share our hope with others in a bold yet respectful way. Key verses: “…you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep ...

Not About You

07. June 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 3:1-12 Theme: This life should be focused on how we can serve God and others. Key verses: “…you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by ...

Honorable

02. June 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 1:11-25 Theme: We are to live honorably so others will see Christ through us. Key verses: “Dear friends, I warn you as ‘temporary residents and foreigners’ to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they ...

Chosen

01. June 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10 Theme: God chose us to be living stones and shining lights among the heathen. Key verses: “You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. And you are living stones that God is building ...

Crave

26. May 2019 1 Peter 0
Text: 1 Peter 2:1-3 Theme: Our responsibility is to turn away from evil and desire spiritual nourishment. Key verses: “So get ride of all evil behavior…Like newborn babies, you must crave spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a ...