Church Leadership (1 Peter 5:1-4)

What’s the Bible have to say about church leadership? In short, the Bible teaches that God ordains two roles in the church to lead and care for the local church body. The pastor/elder oversees the spiritual aspects of the church while the deacon cares for the practical needs of the church.

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God’s in Charge [Pt. 1] (1 Peter 1:1)

As Christians we are ALL on a journey home to heaven. And as we begin our study of 1 Peter, God wants to assure us that "He’s in Charge!" as we make our journey along life’s difficult travels on our way home. Part 1 of a 2 part message.

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God’s in Charge [Pt. 2] (1 Peter 1:2)

As Christians we are ALL on a journey home to heaven. And as we begin our study of 1 Peter, God wants to assure us that "He’s in Charge!" as we make our journey along life’s difficult travels on our way home. Part 2 of a 2 part message.

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Worship God (1 Peter 1:3-5)

It’s a reality – life gets tough. More times than one might like to admit. Step one, like before anything else, when life gets tough is to worship God. What better message as we celebrate the anniversary of when Jesus was raised from the dead than a message to spur us on to worship God for the living hope we have in Him!

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Reasons to Rejoice (1 Peter 1:6-9)

As we continue in our study of 1 Peter, we discover that we have many Reasons to Rejoice as Christians. God is so awesome and fantastic and worthy of our worship.

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Greater Gratitude (1 Peter 1:10-12)

When we consider the great care that the Lord has used to bring salvation to us through the prophets of old and those that subsequently proclaimed the gospel, the only reasonable response is one of Greater Gratitude!!

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Growing in Devotion to Dad (1 Peter 1:13-17)

As we come to verse 13 of chapter 1, Peter transitions into some practical instruction where he begins to exhort us to live in a way that glorifies God. He starts with a challenge to the Christians as a "child" of God to grow in our devotion to dad.

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Learning to Fear God (1 Peter 1:17-19)

A lost commodity it seems in the church today is the fear of the Lord. That at least in part explains why we see so much compromise in Christianity. With the help of 1 Peter may we can gain some of that "healthy fear" back once again.

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In Awe of Redemption (1 Peter 1:18-21)

When was the last time that you really considered how amazing you redemption is. Peter reminds us of just a few of the mind blowing aspects of redemption that should just leave you "In Awe of Redemption!!"

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Getting God’s Word “IN”! (1 Peter 1:22-2:3)

Wow! What a great passage for those who love God's Word. As we close out chapter 1 and break the boundary of chapter 2, Peter conveys to us just a few of the many spiritual benefits of "Getting God's Word In!"

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