Greetings in Christ! It is our desire to live our lives solely for the glory of Christ, by means of His grace alone and upon the foundation of His Word alone. It is with a great sense of awe and joy of heart that we continue to serve the Lord together. Our greatest goal as a church is to proclaim the majesty of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. It is our prayer that our every word spoken and action taken would be devoted to the service of the King of kings and the Lord of lords.

The readers of the apostle Peter’s letter were confused and discouraged by the persecution they were encountering because of their faith. Peter exhorted them to stand strong, repeatedly reminding them of Christ’s example, the riches of their inheritance in him, and the hope of his returning again to take them to heaven. Peter explained how Christians should respond when they suffer because of their beliefs. Called the “apostle of hope,” Peter’s primary message is to trust the Lord, live obediently no matter what your circumstances, and keep your hope fixed on God’s ultimate promise of deliverance. Suffering is to be expected, but it is temporary and yields great blessings for those who remain steadfast.

Join us as Pastor Scott leads us though this wonderful epistle.

The delightful study of the Psalms has yielded me boundless profit and ever-growing pleasure; common gratitude constrains me to communicate to others a portion of the benefit, with the prayer that it may induce them to search further for themselves. Charles Spurgeon

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Sin destroys the moral liberty of the soul; it weakens and debilitates the soul by impairing its faculties; it robs the soul of its comfort and peace; it debases and destroys the dignity of the soul, hinders its present prosperity, and plunges it into everlasting misery.

Matthew Henry