Professing or Possessing? 1 Peter 4:12-13 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.… Read More »
“Preachers in our day are often tempted to focus too much on behaviors: “How to Be a Good Parent,” “How to Be a Good Spouse,” and so on. And pastors should offer advice on such subjects—but they cannot be the staple diet. People may feel that they need a course on how to be the… Read More »
“Sin always begins with the character assassination of God. We believe that God has put us in a world of delights but has determined that he will not give them to us if we obey him. This is the lie of the serpent, the original temptation of Satan to Adam and Eve that brought about… Read More »
Chosen, Royal, Holy 1 Peter 2:1-3 [1] So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. [2] Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—[3] if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. In the… Read More »
“A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent and begin over again after each stumble because the Christlife is inside him, repairing him all the time.” C.S. Lewis Prayer Preparation, Price & Purification (love changes us) 1 Peter 1:22 22 Having… Read More »
“We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.” Dallas Willard Prayer Hope for past, present & future 1 Peter 1:3-4 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord… Read More »
