Delight in Grace

For believers, our freedom is anchored in the cross of Jesus.  Because of that, the way we process life must be cross-centered.  As we surrender daily  to Christ’s work, our attitudes and affections will be transformed by Him.  Only then can we do life well.  A cross-centered life will look drastically different from the world’s system of living, but we can swim against the current with the confident expectation of a glorious future with our Savior.  Listen as Rich brings a message from 1 Peter 4:1-6 titled Distinguished by Grace.

For believers, our freedom is anchored in the cross of Jesus.  Because of that, the way we process life must be cross-centered.  As we surrender daily  to Christ’s work, our attitudes and affections will be transformed by Him.  Only then can we do life well.  A cross-centered life will look drastically different from the world’s system of living, but we can swim against the current with the confident expectation of a glorious future with our Savior.  Listen as Rich brings a message from 1 Peter 4:1-6 titled Distinguished by Grace.

For believers our freedom is anchored in the cross of Jesus. Because of that the way we process life must be cross-centered.

The Gospel is hope in a dark world. Apart from the suffering of Christ there would be no possibility that we could be rescued from the necessary wrath of God. This rescue is God's free gift of love to any who will accept it. Forgiveness of sin, reconciliation with our Creator, fellowship with God's people.

The passage we deal with today is perhaps one of the most enigmatic of all scripture, 1 Peter 3:18-20 "For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, in which he also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared. In it a few ​— ​that is, eight people ​— ​were saved through water." Rather than spend time dealing with all the ways theologians have wrestled with this text over the millennia, Pastor Rich gets us right to the known point.

This means that in my daily life, I live for the opinion of One - my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ before whom I will one day gave an account.

1 Peter 3:14-22. As Rich digs into this passage he challenges us to champion what is right, true and good regardless of what it might cost. Because of our reality in Christ, our position before God and the promises that become ours in Christ, we can face suffering and ridicule with a calm assurance and trust for the sake of the Gospel.

1 Peter 3:14-22. As Rich digs into this passage he challenges us to champion what is right, true and good regardless of what it might cost. For the sake of the Gospel we can endure ridicule and scorn with calm assurance and trust.

You should be a person of reason and truth. How I feel is not what determines what is true.

Our passage 1 Peter 3:8-13 reminds us to love regardless of how others treat us in return.