Anderson Sermons

We are citizens of heaven. However, as long as we remain on this earth, we are called to proclaim Christ – and not just with our words but also through living exemplary lives following the example of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:11-25

We continue to grow up into our full experience of salvation (2:2) by our shared worship of God through Jesus and our bold witness to the world.

1 Peter 2:4-10

To love one another like Jesus loves us – sincerely, unfailingly – is a calling beyond our abilities. But God’s word not only instructs us to love, His word also empowers us to love.

1 Peter 1:22-2:3

A Christians were are called to be set apart in a hostile world through adopting a renewed way of thinking, a way of living and a way of worship.

1 Peter 1:13-21

Suffering, then glory, is the necessary pattern for our lives because this was the pattern of Christ’s life. When we choose joy in the midst of suffering as Jesus did, our faith is revealed and our faith is refined. Because we love and trust Jesus, our confident expectation of sharing in His future glory carries us triumphantly through the greatest of life’s challenges.  

1 Peter 1:6-12

Our hope is not in this life. In fact, to the degree that we set our hope on any of the empty promises of this world, we will be disappointed. Our hope, our confident and eager expectation, rests in the everlasting inheritance promised to us by God and protected by Him forever.

1 Peter 1:1-5

Followers of Jesus, in this chaotic world, it is easy to lose track of who we are and why we are here. So, from time to time, we need to stop and re-orient our lives around these timeless truths – we exist to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, and we exist to help others do the same.

Acts 1:1-8; Matthew 22:37; Matthew 28:18-20

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From time to time we are reminded that we are not in control of life’s circumstances! We find ourselves much like Paul in Acts 27, tossed and beaten by a storm he did not choose and could not control. And though we cannot control life’s storms, God can. And as we learn to trust Him in the midst of the storms, He grows our faith, providing us with courage and the ability to encourage others, even when life feels out of control.

Acts 27

We are all called to the ministry of humble service of others. Whether that is in a formal position at the church or in the numerous places where we have influence, Jesus invites us to embrace our limitations, discover our gifting, and build up the church. 

Romans 12:3-8