We are to submit to all those in authority over us. As Americans, when we read that we are to submit to the king, we tend to dismiss that thought since we haven’t had a king since 1776. What does Peter mean when he says we are to submit “for the Lord’s sake"? It means that there is a direct connection between the people in authority over us, and God who is the Ultimate Authority.
Text: 1 Peter 2:13-17“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave […]
Text: 1 Peter 2:1-3I’d like to suggest this morning that evil is not so much “out there” as it is “in us,” or […]
Text: Titus 3:3-7“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the […]
Text: I Corinthians 6:9-11Since this is the first sermon in the God Speaks Today series, I thought we should answer a few key […]
Text: Genesis 2:18-25; Hebrews 13:4“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when […]
Text: 1 Peter 1:13-16On April 5, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo for his resistance to the Nazi regime […]
Text: 1 Peter 1:6-7Today we are beginning a journey through I Peter. I encourage you to crease your Bible open to this little […]
Text: 1 Peter 1:1-2If you know Jesus, you have “life everlasting” here and now. It begins the moment you believe, and it continues right on through your death, and it carries you all the way home to heaven.
Text: 2 Corinthians 5:8Our sins are forgiven, forgotten, removed, buried, and blotted out. They can never condemn us again. Let that thought grip your soul, and you will never be the same.
Text: Psalm 130:3-4