Cedar Mill Sermon Podcast Cedar Mill Bible Church

One of the key tools God uses to make us like Jesus is suffering.   But suffering does not automatically lead to sanctification.  Sometimes suffering doesn’t make us better, but bitter.  In part 1 of this mini-series through 1Peter 4, Pastor Dave unpacks 5 ways we can be armed for transformation in the midst of suffering.

“God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.”-Augustine of Hippo
Peter is writing to flock that is suffering for living the beautiful ways of Jesus. Is suffering inevitable? Is it fair? How out they respond? How do we respond? Come, get honest about the inevitability of suffering and the vindicating work of God.

Pentecost Sunday is more than a celebration in the Christian calendar, is a reminder that as followers of Jesus, we, as the apostles in Pentecost, have been empowered with the Holy Spirit to share Christ with the people God have place in our circle of influence.

From our series, Live Resilient. Pastor Dave unpacks 1 Peter 2:11 - 3:7.  Discussing what it means to live as foreigners among “pagans”. How can Christians live subversively and disrupt power structures in a culture that persecutes them? 

From our series, Live Resilient. Pastor Dave unpacks 1 Peter 2:4-10. Discussing what it means for the church to be a spiritual house with Christ as our cornerstone.

From our series, live resilient. Pastor Dave unpacks 1 Peter 1:22-2:3. Discussing what it means to be a mature believer. A mature believer longs for the pure spiritual milk, that is the gospel. Dave exhorts us to not grow overly familiar with Christ’s salvation, grace, and mercy. To grow up as believers and to rid our hearts of malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.