Hope for the Broken Trinity Baptist Church

One of the things that is common to all people in our day and time is the desire to have a solid family, to build an unshakable family. But when we look across our culture, it seems like marriage and family is on shaky ground.  Peter is going to address the family by talking about marriage. And specifically, he talks about The Roles, The Responsibilities, and The Results.

Peter is telling us that as Christians, we are being watched. People are looking at the way in which we approach our lives. Sometimes they are watching us to see if we will slip up in certain situations. And sometimes people watch us as Christians to see what being a follower of Jesus is all about. But either way, as believers in Jesus, people are watching us. And Peter’s point is that the way we honor key people in our lives provides a testimony to Christ.

1 Peter 2:4 is where Peter encourages believers by reminding them of their foundation, their identity, and purpose as the church!

This message is going to be a little different. We are working our way through the study of 1 Peter in a teaching series we’ve called, “Unshakable.” But we are going to press pause on that this as we are led to share with you a message that is birthed out of the ongoing conflict in Israel. Recent escalations have reignited questions and concerns.

Jesus says in John 13:34 and 35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Can you imagine what would begin to happen in our neighborhoods and schools and marriages and our politics and in our community and nation and around the world if Christians were to say, “It doesn’t matter what the world is doing or teaching, we are going to love with the love of God in Christ through the Holy Spirit?" It would be transformative!

When it comes to the darkness of our world, we often find ourselves having to navigate the dark, to walk in dark times. Maybe it’s a challenge you are facing that you would describe as a time of darkness, or a season in your life that is filled with disappointments. Those are seasons of darkness. How do we navigate those times and seasons in our lives?