Erindale Bible Chapel Erindale Bible Chapel

Series: Living Hope in a World of Suffering

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-11 

Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Speaker: Yonatan Hiruy from Mount Zion Worship Centre

Series: A Living Hope in a World of Suffering

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Sunday we continued our series on the book of 1 Peter. We are in the extended section on Christian suffering which runs through the end of chapter 4. Last week, Peter showed us that righteous suffering is good both for us and for those around us. Today, he wants us to focus on being ready to suffer. He uses the language of the military to prepare us for battle in the fight against sin through suffering. In this fight, he calls us to think carefully because it is through right thinking that right action can take place. This right thinking will focus on our past, present, and future. When we think rightly, we will live to please God, and when we live to please God, we will bring Him glory.

Series: Living Hope in a World of Suffering
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-11
Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Series: Living Hope in a World of Suffering

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-22

Speaker: Pastor David Hallett

Sunday we continued our series on the book of 1 Peter. The next section is the book is quite long. It runs from 3:13 all the way to the end of chapter 4. The topic that Peter deals with is righteous suffering. Despite his encouragements in the previous section on how to live in the world as a Christian citizen, a Christian worker, a Christian wife, or a Christian husband, there will be times when Christians will suffer specifically because they are Christians. Not only does Peter tell us this will happen, he reminds us that righteous suffering as a Christian is actually a good thing. Initially that might sound very strange, but throughout this section of the letter Peter will explain why this is so. Today in 3:13-22, he will focus on us honouring Christ as holy in our hearts. If we are willing to do that, we will begin to see the difference it can make in our lives and in our testimony before others. He also points out again that suffering was the pathway for Jesus, but also that that pathway ended in victory and eternal glory. When we set apart Christ in our hearts and live to please Him, that glorious victory will be ours too.

Guest Speaker: Doug Anderson