Set Up to be Set Apart (I Peter 1:1-8) Introduction: I want us to appreciate something about what it means to be in Christ. And to have a sense of real joy about our salvation. And to know that In Christ: We were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world We are predestinated unto the adoption…

Intro -- The first day of school in my 5th grade year a pretty new blond girl showed up in our class. I was smitten, but at that age it wasn’t cool to admit you liked a girl, and I had no confidence to talk to her anyway. So it took half the year before, after checking with multiple 3rd parties, I sent…

By Pastor Glenn Pease We want to look at an Apostle of whom we would know nothing if the New Testament did not tell us of his political affiliation before he became a believer. If a man was called Simon the Democrat or Simon the Republican, you would not be able to draw many conclusions about him because…

Conclusion of 'Who Do You Say I AM' Series. We have taken time to look at Who Jesus is. We have taken time to see He is God, come in the flesh to save us from our sin. We have looked at the promises of God for our life and Godliness, and found them pointing to Jesus. We have seen that He is our crucified, buried and resurrected Savior! We have looked at the significance of the resurrection. Now, what are we going to do with all of this? Who Do We say Jesus is? If it really is significant, will we be witnesses?

By Pastor Glenn Pease A king once stopped at a village inn to rest after and unsuccessful attempt at hunting. While putting his horse in a barn he noticed several chalked targets drawn on the barn wall with bullet holes right through the bull's eye. He was impressed and asked the inn keeper to call the…

Do you feel that you have a part in God's big, huge plan? Does the pain of this life rob you of the joy and living hope you have through a relationship in Jesus Christ? // To find out more about Involve Church, please visit involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com.

Almost 26 years ago… I was 15 years old… God had orchestrated events and life lessons in my heart to draw me to the place I found myself that night in may 1993. That night God placed a distinct call on my heart and life to serve Him in full-time ministry… in order to hold myself accountable and never…

Ephesians 1:1-6 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Our Position in Christ The story is told of a wealthy London businessman who searched many years for his runaway son. One afternoon he was preparing to board a train to London when he spotted a man in ragged, dirty clothing begging for money from passengers along…

Are you getting a wake up call?

Studying through 1 Peter. Read the book, not books about the book. Background: Look in the book to see the following. (If you cannot find it in the book itself, use a study bible or Bible Dictionary) Who did the Spirit use to write the book? To whom were they writing? When? What were the circumstances?…

Peter describes believers in light of Christ, the cornerstone. He describes us as living stones being set next to the cornerstone, forming a Spiritual house, as well as a priesthood of believers. These truths speak to how each believer should be singularly (Christ-Centered) and dependently (Christ-Dependent) serving God. The context that service for God is principally is being transformed into his holy priesthood (1 Peter 2:5) and declaring the riches and mercies that are found in Christ (1 Peter 2:9). The building up that is found in God working through the scriptures to establish us as His Holy, Royal Priesthood, a temple set apart for him. (1 Peter 2:2)

Priority for the Believer Love (vs 9-11) The Fathers Love for the Son The Son’s Love For US Our Love for others Example of Love Jesus will lay down his life Selfless & Sacrificial Election/Choice/Adoption That our walk with God is total brought about by the work of Jesus Typically, students would pick…

Haggai 6. Intro: The prophet Haggai [P] delivered five messages from יְהוָה to the remnant of the Jews who had returned from exile in Babylonia. Their country was in ruins and their job was to rebuild, and in particular, to rebuild the temple of יְהוָה that had been torn down by the Babylonian invaders.…

Peter describes the core identity of the Church--who we are and what we do. We are God's chosen people by His mercy, and our clear purpose is to proclaim his excellencies.

Intro I am ready to dig into God’s Word again! We are going to start our study in 1 Peter. The title of the series is called, “Hope for the Living: Growing when the going gets tough.” I really pray this year the Word become richer and deeper for our lives and our church through this book. I also pray…

Today’s gospel builds upon the message we heard last Sunday about the vine and the branches. This week, we continue to develop the concept of “remaining” in Jesus, but now we replace the vineyard analogy with language that speaks of friendship. As branches on the Vine, we take comfort knowing the inexhaustible…

Marked: A Study in Ephesians Happy Thanksgiving The story of Geoff (200) I was marked and there was nothing I could do about it. My grade six teacher made an off hand comment about how I got the mark a different way and the whole class laughed. It was at that point that i discovered turtlenecks. There…

Introduction The second reason that Paul gives thanks to God for his readers is that he knows of their election by God. His knowledge of their election is based on the transformation that took place in their lives (“knowing your election, brothers [and sisters], beloved by God”) after the statement concerning…

05/17/2009 The Chosen One Knox 16 PC 670/746/209 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 OOPS! A man once asked a theologian, “Why did Jesus choose Judas Iscariot to be his disciple?” The reply was insightful, “I do not know, but I have an even harder question: Why did Jesus choose me?” | | UGH! In counselling…

Those who have been chosen by God for his special purposes are MARKED for life

Rob Bell spoke on the selecting process that rabbis would use to choose their disciples. At the age of six, children would begin to learn the Torah; this training was called bat-cipher. From age eight to ten, they would memorize the Torah from Genesis to Deuteronomy. By the end of bat-cipher, most kids…

Adoption is an Option Romans 8:14-17 Introduction A. Ever wish you could be adopted by some rich, powerful family? 1. Cabela’s 2. Disney 3. Gates 4. Robison B. The English word ‘adoption’ literally means ‘to choose’ 1. “To choose and bring into a certain relationship; specifically, to take into one’s…

As the first sermon in our series "Exiles: Living Faithfully as Misfits" a study on 1 Peter, Pastor Randy gives us the cultural, historical and biblical context of 1 Peter, and challenges us to live faithfully as "Privileged Rejects" who were chosen by God and rejected by the world.