Scripture: 1 Peter

1 Peter is a wonderful and glorious letter. In this first study of 1 Peter we examine Peter’s statement that believers were “chosen by the foreknowledge of God the Father, sanctified by the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood.” Revel in the sovereign grace of God with us!

What does the Bible teach about our future eternal inheritance? What can we know about heaven? Listen in and discover with us.

In this message we have a mini-theology of trials from God’s Word. If you have every wondered about the Biblical teaching on trials in the life of a Christian, stop and dwell here.

What are the marks of a genuine Christian?  Peter lays out 4 of them in this section.

Peter describes our great and awesome salvation in various ways: he describes it as the subject of the Old Testament prophet’s message, the subject of the apostles’ preaching, and the subject of the angels’ interest.

God’s Word everywhere urges believers to a holy life. Peter does the same in this section of Scripture. Learn what it means to live a holy life, and how we are to accomplish it.

What does the Biblical word “redemption” mean? How was our redemption accomplished? What were we redeemed from? Who did Jesus come to redeem?  You’ll find answers to these questions and more in this message.

When we are born again, we are called to fervently love the other members of God’s family. In this study, we explore both the command to love, and the Biblical reasons to love, including the human and divine side of conversion. Oh, let brotherly love continue!

Have you ever wondered how a person grows spiritually? What is it that must take place if they are to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ? Find out in this teaching.

Is Peter the Rock upon which the Church is built? How is it that unbelievers are “appointed” to doom? These are some of the questions that this study in 1 Peter 2:4-8 address. Tune in!

One of the most basic questions, we as humans ask is “Who am I?” In other words, what is my identity? Peter answers that question in this section. Our identity is wrapped up in terms of our relationship to God.

Who are we? How are we to live? Why are we to live this way? These are some questions that Peter answers in this section of Scripture.

This section in 1 Peter is very important as it addresses the Christian’s responsibility toward governing authorities. What is our responsibility toward them? What is God’s purpose for them? Why are we to submit to them? How are we to submit to them? Is it ever right not to submit to them? Find out in this study

There were as many as 60 million slaves in the 1st century in the Roman world. What does the Bible have to say about slavery, and especially, about the Christian slaves’ relationship to his master. Find out in this study!

Why did Jesus go to the cross? What would you say if someone asked you that question? See how Peter answers it in this study.

The Biblical injunction for a wife to submit to her husband is not in vogue in today’s culture, to say the least! However, the Bible has a lot to say about this very important aspect of a godly wife. Peter gives us “The Submissive Wife 101 Course” in this study.

Christian husbands are challenged here to understand and honor their wives. We had a lot of fun together in this teaching as we ribbed each other on how well we are doing in understanding our wives. Tune in to see what I mean!

In this teaching we examine what kinds of relationships in the Body of Christ exalt God. The beauty is that as we display God-exating relationships, God exalts and blesses us. This message did not record during our Wednesday night Bible Study, so Brian recorded it again while he was all alone. We trust it builds you up toward Christ-honoring, edifying relationships!

“Suffering” is one of the major themes in 1 Peter, and the subject of the final major section in this letter. In this study, we learn how we should suffer for righteousness’ sake, should our Lord call us to it.

This passage of Scripture is one of the most confusing and difficult to interpret passages in all of the New Testament. You’ve heard the expression, “He can’t see the forest for the trees.” When we step back and look at the surrounding context, we can see how this difficult section fits into Peter’s thought — encouragement to help persecuted and suffering believers endure for Christ’s sake

What are some weapons God has given us to wage the warfare against sin in our pursuit of holiness? Peter tells us in this passage. Oh, may God grant us victory over sin that we might be pleasing to Him!

What did Peter mean by “the end of all things is near?” How are we to live in light of the fact that eternity could break in upon us at any moment? The message did not get taped “live” at our weekly Bible Study, so Brian re-taught this study by himself. We pray you are edified!

What is an Elder? Is he different from a pastor? What is he supposed to do as he serves the church? These are all very important questions that Peter gives answers to in this passage.

In this, our final study in 1 Peter we take a look at 2 very important exhortations of the apostle Paul is it relates to suffering: humbling ourselves, and resisting the devil. In our own church two different families had recently dealt with assaults from the devil that had serious consequences, so this study proved to be very timely.

The believers Peter was writing to were facing suffering and persecution. In just a few short years both Peter and Paul would die for Christ under the reign of Nero. Peter writes to encourage suffering believers to be faithful to Christ in the midst of sufferings, and gives a wonderful promise of where they would the strength to endure them.