Being God’s chosen, elect, and called people is not a passive identity. It is an identity we must live into. Peter tells his audience to...

Most modern Westerners think very individualistically, even about our spirituality. When it comes to the church, we tend to think of the...

Followers of Jesus are like a flock of sheep in need of good shepherds. Peter described how the elders were to shepherd in such a way that...

Followers of Jesus are called to bless, do good, pursue peace, and show hospitality, using whatever gifts we’ve been given to serve one...

When Peter refers to followers of Jesus as chosen, royal, and holy he does not do so to merely  make them feel good about themselves. He...

From the very first words of Peter’s letter, it is obvious that Peter wants followers of Jesus to see themselves as God’s chosen...

All year we have studied about loyalty, faithfulness, and allegiance to King Jesus. In this final lesson, we will consider some of Jesus’...

The birth of Jesus is the vindication of hope. The faithful children of Abraham had been waiting for centuries for God to fulfill his...

Hope cannot be exercised when we are comfortable and at ease. It is exercised when we are starving and famished, but are also joyfully...