This sermon is a bit of a preview of a series of lessons we will start in the new year. 1 Peter is a book addressed to “the elect exiles of the dispersion.” What does this title mean, who does it apply to, and why does it matter for the modern Christian?
(Preaching on 1 Peter. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 7, 2025.)
What final lessons should we take from 1 Peter? What makes the letter so valuable?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 30, 2020.)
Peter wraps up the practical instruction of his first letter by echoing the words of James. What advice did they give us to help us resist the Devil?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 28, 2020.)
What instructions does Peter have for church elders? What is significant about the things he calls them? What about the rest of us?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 27, 2020.)
Why does Peter say we should rejoice in suffering? What does this even mean and how could we do that?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 24, 2020.)
What does Peter mean when he says that “love covers a multitude of sins”? Why and how can Christians love in that way, and for whose benefit should we do so?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 23, 2020.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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