Together We Overcome – Week 10 – A Theology of Suffering
In this text Peter gives us five reasons for God’s people to rejoice, even in the midst in suffering. (1 Peter 4:12-19)
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Together We Overcome – Week 9 – Get Your Head In The Game!
In this text Peter teaches us to aim for big things by means of the smallest obedience. There are four specific duties that Peter calls Christ followers to — in light of his significant goal of magnifying the glory of God in our midst. (1 Peter 4:7-11)
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Together We Overcome – Week 8 – Finding Purpose In Suffering
This section of text from 1 Peter reminds us that God will call us to be obedient to Him and sometimes it will lead to suffering. May we remember when that happens, that He is working out His purposes in our lives, and that we can actually find benefit in our suffering. (1 Peter 4:1-6)
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Together We Overcome – Week 7 – Suffering For God & Others
In the midst of the twists and turns of life many of us know we are to be a blessing to those who mistreat us. But what does that really look like? And why is it so important that we do this? In thus text Peter shares that our suffering may actually be the opportunity God has given us to display the life of Jesus more fully than we ever realized we could. (1 Peter 3:8-22)
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Together We Overcome – Week 6 – Taking Initiative For One Another
This message addresses marriage, as well as other significant relationships in our life, and how our faith and standing as citizens of God’s kingdom should shape those relationships. Specifically the theme is submission within these relationships. (1 Peter 3:1-7)
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Together We Overcome – Week 5 – Submission & Opposition
In this text Peter exhorts the believer – whether a citizen under an oppressive government or a slave under an oppressive master – toward Gospel-centered submission, in such a way that points our oppressors toward Jesus and brings glory to God’s name. (1 Peter 2:13-25)
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Guest Speaker – Nick Adams
Nick and Lindale Adams have served in Zimbabwe for nearly 30 years with A to Z Christian Mission. Their focus is on training up church leaders within local churches and teaching Bible classes in local public high schools.
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Together We Overcome – Week 4 – A People For God’s Own Possession
Christians are called to be different… different in such a way that we make a difference in a world that is broken, rebellious and in decay. What does it look like to be a faith community that is surrounded by those who are opposed to the things of God? (1 Peter 2:1-12)
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Together We Overcome – Week 3 – Grace Empowered Holiness
God’s people are empowered by God’s grace to represent Him as light in this dark and rebellious world, reflecting Grace Empowered Holiness. Holiness is not a product of our works, it is a product of Gods’ grace in the lives of His children. (1 Peter 1:13-25)
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Together We Overcome – Week 2 – Patient Endurance
Like the ancient believers that Peter encouraged to “hang in there,” we too experience hardships, trials and difficulties. So we ask the question, “As people who have been given a new birth into a living hope, what can we expect as we endure these struggles?” (1 Peter 1:3-12)
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