Introduction We return to 1 Peter today. And do you remember? He's been writing to Christians who were suffering for their faith and who were suffering for doing good. And in the passage we looked at last time, there were three main points. Firstly, if you suffer as a believer, remember the blessing of God. … Continue reading 1 Peter 03(18–22) →

Introduction When I was at university years ago, I did a first-year course in Greek and Roman civilisation. And one of the first pieces of work we had to do as part of that course was to read and write an essay on Socrates' Apology. Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher and we had to … Continue reading 1 Peter 03(13–17) →

Introduction We've been thinking about how, through faith, we've been raised with Christ to the heavenly realms; and we've become citizens of heaven; so that heaven is now our true home and we're only aliens and strangers in the world. And we're only aliens and strangers in the world, because now we really belong in … Continue reading 1 Peter 03(08–12) →

Introduction In previous weeks, we've been thinking about how, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we were raised with him to the heavenly realms; and we became citizens of heaven; so that our true home now, the place we really belong, and the place we will one day come, is in heaven with the … Continue reading 1 Peter 03(01–07) →

Introduction Peter has been teaching us that we're strangers and aliens in the world. And we're strangers and aliens in the world because our true home -- the place where we really belong -- is in heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. By faith we were raised with him to the heavenly realms; … Continue reading 1 Peter 02(21–25) →

Introduction Peter has been teaching his readers that believers are aliens and strangers in the world. And we're aliens and strangers in the world because we're living far away from our true home. Our true home is in heaven, with the Lord Jesus Christ, because whenever we first believed, we were raised with Christ to … Continue reading 1 Peter 02(18–23) →

Introduction Peter has been teaching his readers that believers are aliens and strangers in the world. And we're aliens and strangers in the world because we're living far away from our true home. Our true home is in heaven, with the Lord Jesus Christ, because whenever we first believed, we were raised with Christ to … Continue reading 1 Peter 02(16–17) →

Introduction In verses 9 to 12, which we looked at the last time, Peter reminded his readers -- and therefore he was reminding us -- that we're aliens and strangers in the world. And we're aliens and strangers in the world because, so long as we go on living on the earth, we're living far … Continue reading 1 Peter 02(13–15) →

Introduction Today's passage can be divided neatly into two parts. The first part -- verses 9 and 10 -- is about the privileges believers enjoy as God's elect people. In the second part -- verses 11 and 12 -- Peter reminds us that God's elect people are also aliens and strangers in the world. So, … Continue reading 1 Peter 02(09–12) →

Introduction The first part of today's sermon really belongs at the end of last week's sermon. Last week, we spent our time on verses 22 to 25 of chapter 1 where Peter instructs his readers -- and that includes us -- to love one another deeply, from the heart. And do you remember? We're to … Continue reading 1 Peter 02(01–08) →