Live In Fear

Series: 1 Peter

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 7th December 2025

Passage: 1 Peter 1:17-19

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According to this text, and many others, there is a sense in which it is right for Christians to live in fear. We aren't to be anxious about life or question God's sovereignty and faithfulness. But we are to live in holy reverence of Him as the one to whom we will all give account of our lives. That begins with obedience to the gospel by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ because without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him (Heb. 11:6). And for those of us who call on Him as Father must conduct our lives in such a way to honor God's name and treasure Christ's sacrifice. This is the life that flows out of gospel hope and assurance, and living in this kind of fear of God is how any of us will thrive in our time of exile.

The King And His Kingdom

Series: Stand Alone Sermons

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 30th November 2025

Passage: Luke 17:11-19

Focus On Grace

Series: 1 Peter

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 16th November 2025

Passage: 1 Peter 1:13

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The call to worship in verses 3-12 transitions here to a call to holiness that spans verses 13-21. The main idea is that our calling in Christ that secures our future inheritance should have a dramatic effect on our present life. Thriving in exile requires that Christians live distinctly in the world, both in how we think and how we behave. With the gospel indicatives in mind, Peter instructs us on thriving in exile through setting our minds on hope and our hope on grace.

Praise God For Our Gospel Privilege

Series: 1 Peter

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 9th November 2025

Passage: 1 Peter 1:10-12

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The point of this entire opening section of the letter is to call Christians to worship, and in these verses, the focus is particularly on praising God for our gospel privilege. Peter contrasts our privilege with two different groups of messengers that God used to bring us the gospel message: prophets and angels. Both groups long to know and experience the fullness of grace that is available to us in the gospel of Jesus Christ, yet God used them to serve us. This dispels any notion that the hardship of exile means that God doesn't care about us and gives Christians another reason for sincere and joyful praise.

Praise God For Our Present Joy

Series: 1 Peter

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 2nd November 2025

Passage: 1 Peter 1:6-9

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While we all certainly want to feel happy, what our hearts truly crave is something the Bible calls joy. Joy is a far more profound and transcendent experience than mere happiness. It persists even in the most devastating of situations. Peter turns our attention to this present joy so that we might rejoice and praise God during our time of exile.

Praise God For Our Future Inheritance

Series: 1 Peter

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 26th October 2025

Passage: 1 Peter 1:3-5

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For Christians struggling as strangers in this world, worship can quickly grow cold. The various difficulties of our exile can overwhelm our joy and distract us from the hope that God has given us in Christ Jesus. Yet, we were made to worship! Many times, what we need most is not for our problems to be fixed but for someone to simply remind us of the glories of the gospel and call us back to sincere, joyful praise to God. That's what Peter does here.

It is to the future eschatological reality of salvation that Peter refers in verses 3-5, and he speaks of it in terms of an eternal inheritance. Believers are to praise God for the right, quality, and certainty of their future inheritance after the days of exile, and by doing so, they will continue to thrive now.

Thriving In Exile

Series: 1 Peter

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 19th October 2025

Passage: 1 Peter 1:1-2

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Often, we feel like all we are doing is surviving as Christians in this life. We just hope to stay the course and make it to the end. The purpose of 1 Peter is not to help you merely survive the days of your exile but to thrive in them! Right here in the opening greeting, Peter underlines three foundational truths we must hold on to if we are to thrive in exile.

Walking In Integrity

Series: Psalms

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 27th July 2025

Passage: Psalm 26:1-12

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Psalm 26

A Faith-Full Prayer

Series: Psalms

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 20th July 2025

Passage: Psalm 25:1-22

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Psalm 25

How To Get To Heaven From Psalm 24

Series: Psalms

Preacher: Jared Blankenship

Date: 13th July 2025

Passage: Psalm 24:1-10

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Psalm 24