1 Peter 4: 7-11

Living in the last days demands we live lives of holiness.

1. We are living in the last days.

2. Live lives of holiness. 

Marked by:

-Self Control

-Sober Mindedness

-Intentional Love

-Hospitality

-Using your spiritual gifts 

God's people need to sing or speak their sorrows to God when their hope is dim and the wait is long.

Five stepping-stones through the valley of grief: 

- Lament

- Prayer

- Remembrance

- Hope

- Christ

1 Peter 4:3-4

1 Peter 4:1-6

IN this passage, we see that the Christ who suffered, is the Christ who saves and now reigns over all things. And because He reigns, we now have hope in every facet of our lives

In 1 Peter 3:13-17, Peter shows how our Hope in Jesus is the basis for our ability to give Defense to those who ask

Luke 2:1-20

John 1:1-5. As we begin a 3-week advent series, we look at the Jesus who came, is the creator, eternal God - The light of the world- that shatters the darkness

We'll look at God's grace available to us to respond to affliction in ways that honor God and love one another.

Psalm 115