Lives of Holiness and Godliness February 16, 2025 Being saved, cleansed, purified, and sanctified means we have no need to fear the Second Coming of Jesus. In fact, we ought to long for...
Confirm Your Calling and Election February 9, 2025 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...
Submitting to Our Shepherds February 2, 2025 Most modern Westerners think very individualistically, even about our spirituality. When it comes to the church, we tend to think of the...
The Sort of Shepherds We Need January 26, 2025 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...
Saved to Suffer, Serve, and Steward God’s Grace January 19, 2025 Followers of Jesus are called to bless, do good, pursue peace, and show hospitality, using whatever gifts we’ve been given to serve one...
Chosen People, Royal Priesthood, Holy Nation January 12, 2025 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...
Be Holy, for I Am Holy January 5, 2025 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...
Loyalty Without Limits December 29, 2024 All year we have studied about loyalty, faithfulness, and allegiance to King Jesus. In this final lesson, we will consider some of Jesus’...