Sermons on 1 Peter
The Christian message is one of hope, a living, lasting, beautiful hope.
1 Peter 1:3 Many during the pandemic have felt an increasing sense of hopelessness. But even before then there has been a growing crisis of hope in society, with people no longer believing in a better world for their children – because of tribalism and division, climate change, the rise of religious extremism. Where can we find hope? To have hope for the future we need to turn to the past – to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, through which we are born again to a living hope.
1Peter 1:13-2:3 When we know who we are in Christ, where we’ve come from and where we’re going it changes everything! How?
1Peter 1:1-12 In a world of insecurity and identity confusion, how can we know we are loved, safe and secure? How can we have hope? The answer lies in the identity God gives us in Christ.
1 Peter 4:7-11 Church life is not supposed to be a crowd of spectators needing exercise watching a few exhausted professional players in need of a rest. It should be about all God’s people on the pitch, loving and serving one another, before a watching world.