We are continuing today our study of the letters the Apostle Peter wrote to you and me. Last week we looked at 2:4-12 and we were instructed to live carefully in front of our unbelieving neighbors. We want our lives to lead people to see and praise God, not dismiss God. Well, the passage following verse 12 shows what it looks like to live right in front of unbelievers in relation to very significant relationships that affect our day to day lives.

What gives you confidence when you enter the room? We all count on something and the crazy thing is, we are all counting on something we will lose. Oh, and if you somehow manage to hold onto it till the very end, well then you die. How’s that for today’s warm fuzzy thought? Hey, I only point to that reality, and it is reality, because it shows how wonderful the opportunity the Lord has for us really is. God has for us an identity, a life, a purpose and there is nothing in this world that can take it or change it. Every circumstance of this world is just a new opportunity to live it. Let’s see what this is all about. Look with me today at 1 Peter 2:4-12 as we continue our summer series, studying the letters from the Apostle Peter to you and me.

What gives you confidence when you enter the room? We all count on something and the crazy thing is, we are all counting on something we will lose. Oh, and if you somehow manage to hold onto it till the very end, well then you die. How’s that for today’s warm fuzzy thought? Hey, I only point to that reality, and it is reality, because it shows how wonderful the opportunity the Lord has for us really is. God has for us an identity, a life, a purpose and there is nothing in this world that can take it or change it. Every circumstance of this world is just a new opportunity to live it. Let’s see what this is all about. Look with me today at 1 Peter 2:4-12 as we continue our summer series, studying the letters from the Apostle Peter to you and me.

Rev. Ronnie West, our education pastor, shares about our new Community Groups, how to become involved in them, and how we can use the opportunities provided by them to help neighbor and friends connect with our church, and ultimately with Jesus.

Rev. Ronnie West, our education pastor, shares about our new Community Groups, how to become involved in them, and how we can use the opportunities provided by them to help neighbor and friends connect with our church, and ultimately with Jesus.

I want to talk today about a very common, but difficult word, idea in the Bible: holiness. It is something we are to strive after. It is a devotion to be like God. It is the path we take from the day we are born again to the day Jesus is revealed to all the world.

I want to talk today about a very common, but difficult word, idea in the Bible: holiness. It is something we are to strive after. It is a devotion to be like God. It is the path we take from the day we are born again to the day Jesus is revealed to all the world.

Last week we started a new series that will take us through the summer, 1 and 2 Peter, letters from the Apostle Peter to you and me on how to live in 2018, how to live in a world where what we value, what we believe is becoming foreign, perhaps even offensive. There are increasing situations right here in the United States where simply believing the Bible, following Jesus, puts you on the outside, and that can result in some negative things.

Last week we started a new series that will take us through the summer, 1 and 2 Peter, letters from the Apostle Peter to you and me on how to live in 2018, how to live in a world where what we value, what we believe is becoming foreign, perhaps even offensive. There are increasing situations right here in the United States where simply believing the Bible, following Jesus, puts you on the outside, and that can result in some negative things.

1 Peter 1:1-7 is how the apostle Peter opens the first of his two letters, and it is these two letters that we are going to spend the summer studying, and even look at through the lens of some great Old Testament stories. I am so excited to hear God’s word through these letters that are going to speak right to where we are as Americans in 2018.