This Sunday we begin a
sermon study going through 1 & 2 Peter. This Sunday’s message focuses on
Peter’s opening words to an audience facing the threat of persecution. They
have been scattered abroad. Peter applies numerous of Jewish themes and titles
to these Christians and speaks of their identity as those who are ‘chosen’ and
receiving an ‘inheritance.’ Theirs is the new world that God has given them,
but for now they must navigate the challenges of this world. These trials are a
part of their preparation and refining, preparing them for their ultimate
destination. Peter wants them to know and understand their new identity in
Christ and focus on the greater goal which is yet before them.
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