Healthy community is a goal for every church, but cultivating it is challenging. Even the first century church that the Apostle Peter wrote to in 1 Peter had to be encouraged to work towards a healthy community. Watch and Pray In 1 Peter 4:7, Peter writes, “The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sak…

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUc_nEsecE&t=1009sتوسط Joshua Bateman

Everyone goes through suffering; no one is exempt. As Christians, we can be assured that God uses every moment of our suffering for a greater purpose. In Chapter 4, Peter encourages the believers to endure suffering because there is a purpose in it. He reminds them and us that while Jesus lived on the earth, he was a man of sorrows (see Isaiah 53:3…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgRgBAk2kqA&t=3966sتوسط Joshua Bateman

Over the last few decades there has been a lot of discussion about the separation of church and state. While I don’t believe a pastor should direct the congregation to vote for a specific candidate, I also don’t think that the church should stand idly by and allow corruption and immorality to govern our nation. Dr. Adrian Rogers once said, “the chu…

توسط Jacob Elwart

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJBWB-DHbgk&t=431sتوسط Tim Goodbrand

The Solution for a cold heart. Jesus warned us in Matthew 24 that the "love of many will grow cold" The answer for that is found in another end time scripture of I Cor 15. Paul says at the end of the chapter to be "steadfast, Immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord - Knowing that it is NEVER in vain. What we do for God counts when done …

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzU_sNgf5GY&t=132sتوسط Joshua Bateman

This passage is one of the more challenging portions of Scripture to understand, but it declares wonderful truths. Glorious Access Baptism and Communion are the two ordinances that Jesus gave to the church. Two seemingly simple activities, but they proclaim the reason why we exist as believers. This is the Gospel, the good news about what Jesus has…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbXjdDsjMco&t=3413sتوسط Joshua Bateman

Today over 365 million believers are persecuted for being a follower of Jesus. Some estimates state that 1 in 7 believers face physical persecution. In 1 Peter, the apostle is writing to the persecuted church in modern day Turkey, preparing them for more extreme persecution. In America, we are blessed to be able to worship freely without fear of pe…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpDF7M9HmtI&t=5517sتوسط Joshua Bateman

Who doesn’t want to live a meaningful life full of peace and joy? The Bible gives a prescription for us to live life to the fullest. Peter is preparing the church for further suffering, preparing them to be strong and healthy as they endure hardship. The Western church is not familiar with persecution, but that may change soon. For a church to rema…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABpGj161vbwتوسط Jim MacLellan

The Glory of Marriage The Apostle Peter writes in 1 Peter 3:1, “…wives, be subject to your own husbands.” This is a topic that most people in Western culture would say is irrelevant and out of touch. But this verse is only contentious because the more we drift from Biblical morality and authority, the more foreign and out of date the Bible seems to…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3D48ecPVks&t=1547sتوسط Joshua Bateman

God designed the human body with incredible detail. Each part relies on and connects to the rest of the whole for a specific purpose. When one part fails or becomes disconnected, the entire body is aware that something is wrong. In 1 Corinthians 12, the apostle Paul uses the human body as an illustration for the church. The picture of the church as…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhTuJXVdP7E&t=1148sتوسط Ed Cadieux

To play on a sports team, you must have the talent and the skill required to play a particular position on the team. If you don’t have the talent or skill set, you might not be chosen for the team, and you will have to become a spectator. However, if you are a follower of Jesus, you have been chosen to be a part of the Body of Christ; you are alrea…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTCu-6Z_W-4&t=826sتوسط Joshua Bateman

Who is our enemy? The media is very good at focusing our attention on the enemy. It may be China, Russia, Islamic extremists or even a political figure. But as Christians we are already engaged in a very real war against a vicious enemy who is actively pursuing our destruction. Many Christians are not even aware of the reality of the spiritual warf…

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYxQ-mjmlI&t=6sتوسط Dick Giesbrecht

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnO8Ag3BzTA&t=636sتوسط Tim Goodbrand

توسط Kit Johnson

Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SSgHngprY&t=1sتوسط Joshua Bateman

توسط Kit Johnson