November 24, 2019 It was Thursday evening of Passion week – the night of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest. He will be crucified the next day. As I told you last week, it was during the Passover, when the Jews celebrated their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. It was now time for their deliverance from slavery to sin. The hour […]
I PETER 1:17-21
November 17, 2019 The Israelites had been in Egypt for over 400 years. It was not their country – they were resident aliens. The Egyptians had long forgotten an Israelite prime minister named Joseph who had saved their country from a terrible, worldwide famine. And after Joseph had passed off the scene, the Israelites were growing rapidly […]
I PETER 1:13-16
November 10, 2019 Let me be clear: I am neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet. In fact, I work for a non-profit organization. But, if I told you Jesus was coming back next year – in 2020 – and somehow you knew it to be true, how would that knowledge affect your life? We’re closing […]
I PETER 1:10-12
November 3, 2019
I PETER 1:6-9 Pt. 2
October 13, 2019 Jesus had been crucified several days before on the first Good Friday. Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy man and a secret believer, asked Pilate for the lifeless body of Jesus. Accompanied by Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, they prepared His body for burial, wrapping it from head to toe with a mixture of […]
I PETER 1:6-9
October 6, 2019 How do we navigate a broken world, seemingly more broken by the day? I mean, it’s obvious we live in a broken world, that things do not work rightly. And I’m not talking politics, although we could. I’m not laying our national brokenness at the feet of the Republicans or the Democrats. I’m not talking science […]
I PETER 1:3-5
September 29, 2019 Most of us are somewhat familiar with the book of Job. Possibly the first book written in the Bible, it tells the story of a righteous man who was attacked by Satan, simply because he was righteous. One day, Satan accused God of buying Job’s devotion – the only reason Job lives for You […]
I PETER 1:1-2
September 22, 2019 Let me begin by asking you some questions this morning. Have you ever felt invisible? Nobody sees you, nobody knows you, no one values you? You feel unimportant, insignificant. Maybe you haven’t felt that way – you haven’t felt insignificant and worthless – but others made you feel that way by their neglect – the way […]