1 Peter 3:1-7 - Last week's sermon was about the submission of wives to their husbands and that was seen as a picture of the Church's submission to Christ. Today's sermon is an exhortation to husbands to demonstrate the love of Christ in their love for their wives.

Romans 1:8-10 -

1 Peter 3:1-6 - The blessings of Gospel grace impact on daily living. So it is that the Apostle Peter exhorted all who have been set free by the word of God to live it out. In a pagan home, the conversion of a wife to Christ would have been seen as an act of rebellion. However, if she was seen to continue to be submissive, that would have been a good witness. Submission does not in any sense imply inferiority.

Romans 1:1-7 - Writing from Corinth to the saints at Rome. This is the longest of Paul's epistles and it contains a systematic account of Christian doctrine.

1 Peter 2:18-25 - Man stealing is wrong in God's sight. The Bible does not promote the slave trade; to do so would be a violation of the commandment to love your neighbour as yourself. However, the Bible does deal with the world as it is. In first Peter we find instructions for how slaves should live out their Christian faith.

Malachi 4:5-6 -

1 Peter 3:13 - Should Christians obey the government? What does the fact that we are citizens of heaven mean for this?

Malachi 4:1-4 -

1 Peter 2:4-12 - What a privilege is ours as Christians. We have been made a royal priesthood, a spiritual house because we are in Christ.

Malachi 3:16-18 - Most people did not fear the Lord. They had hard hearts, however there were some who did. They were heard by the LORD and they were spared.