Glen Allen Church of Christ Sermons

1 Peter 3:1-7 Peter addresses a situation where a Christian woman is married to a non-believing man. How does she win him to Christ? And how should Christian husbands treat their wives?

1 Peter 3:8-17 There are 3 common approaches that Christians take in responding to a world that is toxic to faith--isolation, assimilation, and retaliation. The problem is, scripture won't allow any of these but how about redemptive engagement? How do we go about this? Listen in...

Joseph serves as a model for how we all ought to live, always ready to obey God, but always ready to give grace to others.

Luke 1:26-56 The angel Gabriel came directly from the presence of God to make an announcement to Mary, that she would give birth to the Son of God. The question is, "Why Mary?" Before we answer that, remember that much of what is said about Mary is not true.

Matthew 13:53-38 Many people are surprised to learn that Jesus had both brothers and sisters, but Scripture says He did. Some deny that Jesus had brothers & sisters, because of their doctrine of the "Perpetual virginity of Mary." One thing we know about Jesus' family is that His brothers did not believe in Him during His earthly life. But Acts 1:14 tells us that after His resurrection they did believe.

1 Peter 2:18-25 We don't talk much about suffering in the church today, but Peter talked about it a lot. In fact, it's one of the major themes of his 1st letter. Why? Because he was writing to "aliens and exiles" who were bound to experience suffering.

1 Peter 2:13-17 Freedom is one blessing I am sure we are all thankful for at this time of year. The New Testament has a lot to say about freedom, too, but not political freedom. Peter's early readers didn't have that freedom since they lived under the domination of Rome.

Acts 6:1-7 At the time described in Acts 6, the Jerusalem church was about 5 years old, and had 1000’s of members. Things were going well, and Satan wanted to stop it.

1 Peter 2:11-12 It should matter to us what impression we make on non-believers by the way we live. How do we live so as to make the right impression on non-believers? Peter gives 2 ways...

1 Peter 2:4-10 Peter knew that the "exiles" to whom he was writing were often put down by the world, but he wanted them to know who they really were in God's sight. He reminds them that Jesus himself was a reject in the eyes of the world, but was "chosen and precious" to God.