Preparing for the Lord's Day How would you categorize the majority of the words that you speak during the day? Would you say that you are a positive person or are you negative with your words? Are you a talkative person or are you circumspect? In our verse for this coming Sunday, the Apostle Peter calls us to be a people who use our words to bless the Lord, even in times ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day With the words, "Come toMe, all who labor and areheavy laden, and I will give you rest," Jesus begins the most profound invitation revealing our greatest need, the greatest Person, and the greatest solution that we will ever know and experience. While the invitation is familiar, the implications for our hearts and mindsprovide humility and hop...

Preparing for the Lord's Day This Sunday we begin our new sermon series on 1 Peter: Exiles in a Foreign Land. Over the next year we will give our attention to this letter and learn how it guides us as exiles in a foreign land. This week we will begin with 1 Peter 1:1-2 in which Peter identifies himself and his audience. He is an apostle of Jesus Christ. As an apostle, he ...