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Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series In our passage for this week, the Apostle Peter presents us with the question, "Who desires to love life and see good days?" Which of us does not want such a blessing? Who doesn't want to love life? Who doesn't want to see good days? It is human nature to desire such blessings. How then might we...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series Last week we looked at the creation and the corruption of marriage in the opening chapters of Genesis. There we saw that God's original design for the marriage relationship was personal union between one man and one woman rooted in equality of nature and difference of roles. The creation culture...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the presence of God, to join this man and this woman in holy marriage. The bond and covenant of marriage is instituted by God, regulated by His Word, and blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ. It signifies to us the mystery of the union between Christ and His C...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series How does the gospel change the way Christians work? We understand that the gospel is not to be compartmentalized to Sunday mornings and private devotions, but how does it effect our "nine-to-five" lives? In our passage for this week, Peter is speaking to how Christians are called to live when un...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series What is the relationship between a Christian and the governing authorities? It is clear from Scripture that we are called to submit to the authorities that have been established in our lives. However, what are we called to do when these authorities act in ungodly ways? How far is our submission ...
Keep Reading Preparing for the Lord's Day Who is worthy to receive the grace of the Lord? Of course, we have been taught to answer such a question with a response along the lines of, "No one is worthy of God's grace." Nevertheless, we tend to treat people as more or less worthy of God's grace. We treat people with greater wealth, a better status, or a good family as worthier than some...
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