November 22, 2015
“Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard.” MALACHI 3:16 If you’re a sports fan or you’ve just seen a recent film, you’re probably going to find a way to...
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“‘Ere sin was born, or Satan fell’”; ere there was a creation that could fall, ‘the same was in the beginning with God.’” CHARLES SPURGEON The first sermon in our Advent series will dive straight into...
View ArticleDecember 6, 2015
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” ISAIAH 9:2 Centuries before the little town of Bethlehem was honored with its...
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“He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.” JOHN 1:11 In Matthew 23, we’re confronted with a list of “woes” as Jesus, in righteous anger, aims His verbal arrows straight at the heart...
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The God of all grace, who called you….will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 PETER 5:10 Happy New Year! Here we go, 2016, and a whole new preaching series from 1 Peter,...
View ArticleJanuary 6, 2015
“Strangers scattered . . .” 1 PETER 1:1 The title of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress has been shortened. The full title is The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come, and that...
View ArticleJanuary 13, 2016
This Sunday, Erik Thoennes will preach the following passage from 1 Peter 1:3-5: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again...
View ArticleJanuary 20, 2016
“The tested genuineness of your faith . . .” 1 PETER 1:7 Abraham’s hand was raised to slay his son, when the angel stopped him. “Now I know that you fear God.” GENESIS 22:12 The genuineness of our...
View ArticleJanuary 27, 2016
Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. AMOS 3:7 What a remarkable verse! Not only has the God of history not been “winging it” as his plans were...
View ArticleFebruary 3, 2016
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.” ROMANS 8:29 That verse in Romans sets the bar pretty high, does it not? The way Peter puts it is “Be holy, because...
View ArticleFebruary 10, 2016
“Grow up in your salvation…” 1 Peter 2:2 “Act your age!” Who hasn’t said (or thought) that? “Oh, grow up,” is another retort we use when evaluating the maturity of an interaction. We naturally expect...
View ArticleFebruary 17, 2016
“You, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house…” 1 Peter 2:5 Houses are designed with a purpose in mind, with designated rooms for sleeping, eating, playing, and bathing. God, the...
View ArticleFebruary 28, 2016
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong,...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2016
“…live as God’s slaves…” 1 PETER 2:16 Does that term seem off-putting, offensive even? Peter here is helping to define our identity in Christ, but this distinctive carries a stigma with it. And that’s...
View ArticleMarch 13, 2016
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness… 1 PETER 2:16 Charles Wesley came face to face with the claims of Christ on May 21, 1738....
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The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. ZEPHANIAH 3:17 Palm branches were strewn all along the road as history’s oddest procession made its way through the streets of Jerusalem....
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Wives…. Uh oh, you’re thinking. Here it comes. The “s” word (1 PETER 3:1). Managing to have a healthy marriage is a tricky feat in any age, and now, perhaps more than ever before. Both the husband and...
View ArticleApril 10, 2016
“His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me.” God says to the righteous, “I’ve got your back.” He’s not just merely observing, but is actively orchestrating every moment of their lives. This...
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