Text: Revelation 1:1-18 – As we celebrate the Last Sunday of the Church year, we begin going through the last book of the Bible, Revelation, as we near the end of our two-year journey reading through the Word of God. Next week starts the season of Advent and we’ll think and prepare for Christ’s first […]
Text: 1 John 4:1-21 – The Bible covers many topics. And if you were to say what the main point of the Bible is, the most important thing it contains, what would that be? Would you talk about love? That love for God, love for other people is the most important? And that if you’re […]
Text: 1 John 1:1-10 – As we read through the Word of God we see many things about Jesus. That He is light and in Him there is no darkness. That He is the light of the world who calls us to be lights in this world, shining in the darkness the light of Christ. […]
Text: 2 Peter 3:1-18 – Salvation comes by grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone, and we know this through the Word alone. However, as Peter writes, there are those who will come into our world, our lives in order to lead us away from eternal life. They are the scoffers who come […]
Text: 2 Peter 1:1-15 – When we think about celebrating the Reformation, we think of the time when Martin Luther sought to bring the Church back to the truth of the Word of God. He pointed to Christ’s redeeming work, and not our own good works. He pointed to how we are saved by grace […]
Text: 1 Peter 5:1-11 – Peter writes, quoting Proverbs, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” We see a practical version of this in the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector. One is proud, one is humble. One leaves justified, one does not. As we look at our own lives, […]
Text: 1 Peter 4:1-19 – The Bible talks plenty about love, not as much about hospitality. We hear in 1 Peter that love covers a multitude of sins, and to show hospitality to one another. Hospitality literally means “love of a stranger.” As we also remember Thanksgiving this time of the year, we give thanks […]
Text: 1 Peter 3:8-22 – Peter writes, “in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” We have a living hope because we believe in a […]
Text: 1 Peter 2:14-3:7 – If you are a little older, you might be able to easily sing the lyrics of the song. Or you may think about some comedian that talked about how he got “no respect.” Who is respect for? Is it earned? Is it freely given? If we use another word synonymous […]
Text: 1 Peter 2:1-12 – As we hear the stories of a number of team members who were a part of this trip, we keep in mind the words of Peter who tells us that we “are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may […]