Ignite Life Church

1 Peter 3:13-22 focuses on suffering for doing good or doing evil. Peter encourages us to make sure that our lives are reflecting Jesus, and if we go through suffering because of that, that we have a living hope in the resurrection and the empty tomb. That’s an inheritance nobody can take away from us, a fixed gift and hope in a broken world , and there’s no greater gift than that. We’re encouraged to set our identity in Jesus and His finished work, which can empower us to live lives representing Jesus, even in times of hardship and suffering. And that’s the hope and the good news of the Gospel.

1 Peter 3:1-12 is our Scripture for today. In this text, the theme is relationships, more specifically marriage and between the local church members. We pray that the power of God’s Word will bring healing into broken relationships, and that the truth of His Word will guide us in how to walk out daily relationships.

Today’s Scripture focus is 1 Peter 2:13–25. The central message is:

Because we belong to God, we are free — and we use that freedom to honour others, endure injustice without retaliation, and trust the One who judges justly.

We do this by following the example of Jesus Christ, who bore our sins, entrusted Himself to the Father, and remains the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls. Enjoy this study!

In today’s sermon, we take a quick break from our series on 1 Peter. We stop, pause and reflect on the Holy Spirit, the early church and how this applies to us today. We are thankful for the gift of the Holy Spirit, and we pray that we will all walk in deeper communion and powerful works of the Holy Spirit.

Week 3 of our expository sermon series of the first book of Peter. Growing and Witnessing. 

1 Pet 2:9b “that you declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness and into His wonderful light” (NIV).  This is a powerful purpose statement for the church which requires us to understand our new identity as “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession” (vs 9b). 

With our identity set we can showcase what God has done in our lives so that those around us might give glory to our God. 

Enjoy this teaching. 

Blessings.

Week 2 in our journey through 1 Peter. “Let the acts of the offspring indicate similarity to the Father”. Our passage today starts with the word “therefore”; meaning the verses before sets the foundation of what is to come. What is to come for the believer? A holy life on display. Why? Because of what happened on the inside of our hearts now manifests outwardly. Blessings

This week, we’re starting a new series as we study Peter’s first letter (1 Peter) to the believers in Asia Minor—modern-day Turkey—and specifically to the five regions mentioned in the letter.

Throughout this series, we’ll be doing an expositional unpacking of Scripture, taking the text section by section and looking at what Peter is saying and why it matters.

Our first passage is 1 Peter 1:1–12, with the overarching theme of the hope that we have in Christ.

Peter is writing to a group of believers who are experiencing suffering and persecution, and he explains why, even in the midst of difficult circumstances, they can have genuine and lasting hope.

So, enjoy this time of Bible study with us as we work through 1 Peter together.

We end of our Kingdom series with a sermon on Kingdom Transformation. Faith is believing what God says is true, even when it goes against what we see or feel. Jesus tells us that our wise response is not only to hear His words but to put them into practice (Matt 7:24). As we step out in faith and obey, the Holy Spirit works to transform us more and more into the image of Christ (2 Cor 3:18) so that our lives become an invitation for someone else to encounter the King. Enjoy this teaching.

Gilian Davids, from the Apostolic team of Every Nation Southern Africa, brought this Word on Psalm 23

The Kingdom of God: in today’s sermon, we take a look at a Kingdom response. As Jesus was coming to the end of the sermon on the mount, He drew people more to a place of response. And here specifically: how will you respond in your relationship with money; and how will you respond in your relationship with people. Enjoy the sermon