Sermons About Peter
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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Humility
Community begins with humility. Humility enables me to accept God’s grace, thru the others He intends me to share life with in community. The quickest way to kill pride is to endure in community with others.
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Stop Comparing!
The Gospel of John - Discover Jesus is indeed God and worth giving up everything to know.
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I Love You, Jesus!
The Gospel of John - Discover Jesus is indeed God and worth giving up everything to know.
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Standing Firm in Grace
In the conclusion to this powerful letter, Peter urges the scattered but chosen churches to remain faithful to Jesus and to stand firm in the grace he has given them.
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Leap of Doubt: I Still Have Doubts, So I Can't be a Christian
• You might wonder – how could he know me and still love me? If Jesus is God, surely he knows about the terrible things I’ve done, the terrible thoughts that I’ve had. Surely Jesus, if He knows me better than I know myself, knows that I am simply unlovable. But this is where we need to know that the truth of Scripture trumps our personal feelings – the Bible assures us that Jesus knows us and loves us still. This is the amazing grace of the gospel story – not that I have to clean myself up before Jesus will accept me and love me, but that He loves me and accepts me first. He knew Mary’s name. He knows my name. And He knows yours.
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Holding Back From God
Holding back from God is not a new problem. The israelites did it, they would bring their leftovers to God instead of their best. Annais and Saphira didn't have to give all their money to the disciples, they did not have to lie. They wanted the status that came with giving the gift without the sacrifice. We can not lie to God and we are not to hold back from him. We hold back from God everyday by giving him the leftovers in our instead of our week. We are to no longer hold back from God.
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Forgiveness and Compassion: Matthew 18:21-35
The mark of a forgiven person is forgiving others. We must begin to view forgiveness as a constant, not an occasional thing.
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