Why is it so important that Christians transform their way of life? And just what does Peter mean when he talks about the gospel being preached to the dead?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 21, 2020.)
Daily Dose – Jesus’s Journey (1 Peter 3:18-22)
At the end of chapter three, Peter goes through a brief overview of Jesus’s journey from heaven to earth and back again, including a strange pit-stop in death. What are we meant to learn from this passage?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 20, 2020.)
The Son of Encouragement
What can we learn about being encouragers from the “son of encouragement” Barnabas?
(Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 19, 2020.)
Daily Dose – Responding to Persecution (1 Peter 3:8-17)
How should we respond to persecution? What are some attitudes that universally serve the Christian in this endeavor?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 17, 2020.)
Daily Dose – Being Subject in Marriage (1 Peter 3:1-7)
What does the husband-wife relationship have to do with the Christian’s relationship with government or employers? What does Peter have to say about submission in marriage, and how does it compare to Paul’s instructions?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 16, 2020.)
Daily Dose – Being Subject to Masters (1 Peter 2:18-25)
Peter continues his section on submission by speaking to servants or bondservants. Should they be subject to their masters? If so, why? And how could this possibly apply to us?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 14, 2020.)
Daily Dose – Being Subject to “Human Institutions” (1 Peter 2:13-17)
What does Peter say about being subject to governments or human authorities? How does it compare to what Paul says? Why is it so important?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 13, 2020.)
Three Resurrections
The concept of “resurrection” is the most important concept in Christianity. Is it something that reasonable people might believe in? What makes it so important? And what does it mean for us?
(This sermon was preached for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 12, 2020.)
Daily Dose – Submission (1 Peter 2:13-2:7)
What does it mean to “be subject to”, and what does this concept matter so much to Peter? What does Peter want us to do and how?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. This was recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 10, 2020.)
Daily Dose – God’s People (1 Peter 2:9-12)
1 Peter 2:9-12 serves as the core thesis of the letter. Everything before leads up to it and everything after explains it. How should this central text apply to us?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. This was recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 9, 2020.)
Watts in the Word 