Living Hope Family Church Marana Sermons

The original Church had been charged with reaching the entire world with the Gospel, but in the beginning, they just stayed in Jerusalem. Then persecution came and they had a paradigm shift. They scattered, but then accomplished what God intended them to. I think the church is facing this once again as this virus has forced us out of our four walls, completely rethinking what church looks like and how we reach people. Instead of being focused on what's going on inside the church, our paradigm has shifted, and we are looking outwardly as we should.

We have an awesome opportunity as the church to be a blessing to our communities. Let's be the hands and feet of Jesus.

When fear enters our life it is not an issue. When it becomes an issue is when it is incorrectly dealt with. As we go through the sermon today we will hear how God wants us to handle our fear in a time of Panic in our nation.

Nobody knows when Jesus is coming back. Let's make sure we are prepared, living in holiness and godliness.

In this section peter takes the time to remind us to always remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandments of the Lord. Peter warns us that scoffers will come with scoffing, following their own sinful desires and we must be aware.

Those who are enslaved to sin cannot help to free you from it. In this selection of verses Peter takes time to caution us about false prophets. Additionally he tells us the consequences we as Christians will face if we follow false prophets and fall away from our faith.

Truth is not a personal choice, it has nothing to do with opinion. In this selection of verses we see a warning against false prophets. Additionally we see several examples of Gods mercy and rescue towards the righteous, and his punishment towards those who choose not to follow him.

In our spiritual walk we will always experience hills and valleys. Today as we walk through verses in 1 Kings we will be taking a look at the hills and valleys faced by Elijah. We will see through the scripture how even through Elijah's worst times the Lord always provides.

Before you were born again you were a slave to sin. In this section of verses Peter describes to us how the Christian experience is defined by the Word of God. peter writes to remind us of the truths that have been established and the authority behind them.

Salvation is about a change of lifestyle and actions. As we walk through the first several verses of 2 Peter we will gain insight from Peter about what is expected of us as followers of Christ.

Righteousness was never the result or works or performance. Even from the time of Abraham, righteousness was the result of faith.

The truth is we are at war and it is time to fight. We need to stand firm on the promises of God and declare them in our lives.

What's on your mind? The truth, it affects everything. Listen as Pastor Ralph from Praise Chapel in Pittsburg, California, explains how what you think about and believe impacts every decision and action you make.

Every person in the body of Christ has a purpose. We are all called to serve and we have been built as living stones that fit together perfectly to build the body of Christ.

Everyday we have a choice to look forward towards a goal or stay where we are at. Paul said he forgets what lies behind and looks forward to the upward call of Christ.

In this Final chapter, Peter Exhorts the leaders to lead well, and reiterates to the rest of the church to be sober minded and watchful.

In chapter 4 of 1 Peter, Peter speaks to two topics. The first is being a steward of God's grace and the second is having an understanding that as Christians, we will suffer and endure trials.

Pastor Joseph teaches on how it is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. If you suffer for righteousness sake, you will be blessed.

Peter gives direction is how we ought to live as Christians. Wives should be subject to their husbands and husbands should love, honor, and lead their wives well. In addition, we should love one another and strive for unity of mind.

As Christians, we are to be subject to all human institutions in authority over us and endure suffering even from those who are unjust. When we do good and live a life that is Godly and Christ like, we silence the ignorance of those who are causing our suffering.