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The evidence Peter was looking for. Recap: What is behind what Jesus says to you? Jesus wants to renew your mind, and for you to know Father’s will. Peter thought he had to prove his worth to Jesus. Peter was unaware that he did not have what it takes on his own. Peter was learning that trusting Jesus…

Peter stands before Jesus… just the two of them and Jesus states to Peter John 21: 15-17 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My lambs.” He said…

Peter’s story is much like Simba’s in “The Lion King”. Simba feels responsible for his father’s death. Though he was tricked by Scar into the very act that instigated his father’s death he nevertheless felt its guilt. Scar’s words caused Simba to flee the pride; “The King is dead. And if it weren’t for…

Last week we focused on wives… submitting to their own husbands SO THAT: and we looked at their testimony and how God focuses on the heart Husbands do play a role in this, but ultimately you look to God and obey Him without fear this week we will focus on us husbands, and a Godly husband will make this…

It was the day I set a State Record in swimming… I will never forget it! I had trained, learned the stroke, and now my coach came and told me it was time I would be competing in the 200 meter butterfly!!! Just do what you practiced, swim like I taught you he said I lunged into the stroke as the race…

The night Jesus would be betrayed Jesus shared words of challenge and truth to His disciples… some of these truths are recorded for us in John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. “By this all men will know that…

The not so easy... of something easy to understand: Through our study of 1 Peter so far we have looked at FOUNDATIONAL ASPECTS that are now going to be PRACTICALLY APPLIED to the Life we live… We have looked at: The Power of our salvation The Plan and Purpose of this salvation we have Peter has challenged…

Peter has so beautifully and passionately as he opens his letter to a hurting church abroad shown the church in the opening verses the Power of our Salvation as he reminds his readers of God’s Plan of our Salvation from the very beginning. With these two powerful points made he begins his next emphasis…

We are being charged to walk out the words given to us. Is prophesy a road map in our lives? Is what Jesus says you are a road map for your life? 18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Jesus calls Simon who he…

We left Peter Friday night distant from Jesus. He was an observer of the cross, the burial, the words Jesus spoke, the things Jesus did… but Peter found himself distant… filled with regret, confusion and fear. Peter spent Saturday... Grieved over Jesus’ death Broken over the regrets But the TOMB… it…

As Peter penned this letter challenging the church to live in unity in verses 1-3 of chapter 2 , I wonder if he paused and reflected back to that day he stood with Jesus in Caesarea Philipi at the very heart of pagan worship… a place were it was believed that a cave there was the gates of Hell… as he…

Grace and Peace to the Fullest… ( 1 Peter 1:2 ) This is what Peter wanted to offer in this letter. So far the letter Peter has written has informed us or increased our knowledge of: That it is Jesus who is building His church Peter shared the power of Salvation in the believer’s life This salvation is…

A little girl was so excited when she learned of the story of snow white. She told the whole thing to her mom. As she came to the ending she told her mom of how Prince Charming kissed Snow White and how they fell in love. In excitement she asked her mom if she knew what happened next??? The Mother: “They…

Growing up I was deaf for the first six years of life. Reading was difficult, and on top of that I was dyslexic but that would not be discovered until I was in my thirties. Great effort was given to language arts and over time I began to appreciate the structure and form of communicating through words.…

1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put…

Perception Pray Read 1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2 a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision…

15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also…

“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” William Shakespeare uses this line in his play Romeo and Juliet to convey that a name is nothing but a name… OR IS THERE??? Is there something more to this name “Christian”???… follow along as we read from 1 Peter…

Last week Peter declared to the church… we have seen the extent our God went through for us, now get ready, move forward, let people watch, but expect resistance keeping the goal in your sights regardless! Peter challenged the followers of Christ to PRACTICE PERSEVERANCE !!! This week as Peter continues…

Peter has been discussion how we are to respond to suffering. He continues this thought as he moves into verse 18 describing the example of Christ! You know it is going to be a thrilling week of study as you look at the passage deeper and every theologian is saying that these verses are the MOST DIFFICULT…

Peter minces no words as he has challenged his readers concerning their Actions and Attitudes as they live for Christ since 1 Peter 2:11-12 . Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so…

Peter stands before Christ as Jesus ask him a very direct question… his answer resonates with the same powerful truth as it did that day and the revelation Jesus declares impacts you and I even to this day!!! ( Matthew 16:15-18 ) He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered,…

8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 21 And it shall come to pass [That] whosoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.' 41 While the Pharisees were gathered…

We were in New York City a couple of weeks ago, and at one point I was riding a bus from LaGuardia airport to our hotel in Queens. As a Jesus follower, I want to consider others better than myself, and make room for others, so I went to the back of the bus, took a window seat, and piled my bags on my…

Come and see! What a journey we have been on just in the first chapter of Gospel of John. And the excitement does not end, there is still more to come. Like the first apostles. We will take a couple of weeks to look at them. Our passage before us tonight is so rich. You will see John the Baptist pointing…