Sermons About Defense
Christ-Centered Suffering (I Peter 3 13-22) 5-24-09
For those who were suffering for thier faith in Christ, Peter knew they needed to look to the One they loved without seeing, in order that the unique reality of Jesus would inform their response to their trials.
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FLN News / Same-Sex Marriage in Iowa
The march to get licensed and married as same-sex couples in Iowa has begun. However, ordained ministers, civil magistrates and judges struggle with the dilemma of whether or not they could be legally liable if they refused to marry the couples.
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Answer Me
In our text in 1 Peter today, Peter tells us that the way that we live gives us opportunities to talk about what we really believe. As a follower of Christ, we believe that there is a day coming when Christ will return to this earth and take us to heaven to be with him. Because of that hope, we should be living differently. When the people around us see that we live differently, they make cause problems for us. But they may ask us why we live differently. And when that question comes, we need to be ready to give an answer for our hope. Today, as we look at 1 Peter 3:14--18, think about your own life and the way that you live. Does your life show that you believe something different than those around you believe? If your life doesn’t show that, what do you need to change?
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That Every Mouth May Be Silent (Romans 3:9-20)
Paul's argument in this passage is that of a prosecutor. He demonstrates beyond any doubt that we are totally depraved, that our sin leaves us with no defense before a holy and righteous judge. By ourselves we cannot earn God's approval, and we deserve only wrath and judgment. But praise God for his provision of a Savior, Jesus Christ, who is our advocate and our righteousness. Though everyone stands guilty before God, everyone who calls on the name of Jesus will be saved, accepted by God, and adopted into God's family as his child.
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