People who wear corrective lenses understand how different the world looks with and without glasses.  Lenses affect the way we view the world. Believers need to view the world through the lens of Scripture.  But what happens when our biblical worldview collides with the secular worldview of others?  We must believe that God is in […]

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In scripture, the word “house” is often used to refer to the temple or tabernacle.  In 1 Peter 2:4-8, Peter uses it to describe both the church and individual believers.  We are being built into a spiritual house with Christ as the cornerstone.  As we align our lives with Christ, our spiritual house will be […]

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Do you hunger for the Word of God?  A baby longs for the milk that will fill the emptiness inside and nourish him.  Peter’s statement, “long for the pure spiritual milk” is not a request – it is an imperative.  If we have experienced God and eliminated the congestion that distracts us, we will crave […]

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Jesus said that the world would know we are his disciples by our love for one another.  But this love is more than just a brotherly love.  It is a godly love.  Peter reminds his readers that believers are to love one another from a pure heart. He emphasizes the importance of purity and obedience […]

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What does it mean to fear God?  Are we supposed to be afraid of God, or just approach Him with a sense of awe or holy reverence? In this massage from the Embassy Living series, Pastor Mike explains Peter’s admonishment to the early church to “conduct yourselves with fear,” and reminds us why we should fear […]

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Peter again reminds the church that we are not of this world.  Just as God is holy, we are to be holy, set apart for God’s purpose and His glory.  Yet we are surrounded by media that sends us mixed messages, and sometimes even lies. How do we prepare ourselves to live as aliens in […]

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In 1 Peter 1:3-12, the early church was reminded that although their earthly possessions may have been taken, they have an inheritance in heaven that cannot be taken away. The inheritance that Peter is writing about is not physical in nature, it is spiritual – imperishable, unfading, eternal. In Jesus we have a living hope: the eager, […]

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The book of 1 Peter was written to the early Church in the midst of persecution.  They were scattered throughout different regions and fearful.  In this first message in the series titled, Embassy Living, Pastor Mike relates Peter’s encouragement to the Church.  Christians are chosen by God, aliens in the world, known by the Father, […]

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We can learn much from the disciples by looking at their failures as well as their successes.  Judas Iscariot was chosen by Jesus to be one of the twelve, but he had the biggest failure of them all. Looking at Matthew 26:47-49 and 27:3-5, Pastor Mike shows us some things we can learn about Judas Iscariot, […]

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Teachers will often say that there are no dumb questions.  But some questions are better than others.   Judas (not Iscariot) asks a great question:  How is it that Jesus will manifest Himself to His followers and not to the world?  In essence, how will we know that our relationship with Jesus is a reality?   […]

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