2 Peter 3:1-10 “From Beginning to End”

Message: 2 Peter 3:1-10 “From Beginning to End”

Some in the early church determined that there was no such thing as Christ’s ‘return,’ since it hadn’t happened yet. Instead, they took a naturalist view of life and creation, positing that God was mainly ‘hands off’ and that the world would simply always continue on its course of time. Peter reminds us that there was a beginning and that God has acted decisively within time and creation and will indeed do so again. That Jesus has not returned is not a sign of his lack of concern, but just the opposite, he is giving humanity more time because he doesn’t want any to miss out on redemption. The call in this passage is to continue to live in such a way as to prove that life and the time we’ve been given matters. In other words, to live as though one day we will stand before God and give an accounting of our lives.

2 Peter 2:1-10a “The Road Less Traveled”

Message: 2 Peter 2:1-10a “The Road Less Traveled”

In this passage, Peter talks about two paths we can go by. One is the Way Jesus taught, while the other is any other way that is not in line with Christ’s teachings. There are many teachers and teachings out there that deviate from the way of Jesus even while claiming to embrace Jesus. We need to be able to discern the difference. God is able to hold the deviators accountable even as he’s able to redeem those who love and follow Jesus and his Way.

2 Peter 2:10b-22, “A Freedom which is Not Free”

Message: 2 Peter 2:10b-22, “A Freedom which is NotFree”

In this passage, Peter continues to warn against false teachings which offer a freedom which is no freedom at all. Our freedom has been bought with a great price, nothing less than the life of Jesus. But the freedom we’ve been given is a freedom from the bondage of sin, not a freedom to live for selfish pursuits.

2 Peter 1:12-21 "Tell It Again"

Message: 2 Peter 1:12-21 "Tell It Again"

In this passage Peter tells us that he doesn’t mind reminding and repeating the story we already know. In this message will focus on the necessity of being immersed in the Christian story of God’s redemption through Jesus.  Communion will serve as one of the ways we are called to ‘Remember’. It is this remembering that centers us in the life and plan of God as we look forward to the fulfillment of our salvation when Jesus comes again. 

2 Peter 1:1-11 “The Great Escape”

Message: 2 Peter 1:1-11 “The Great Escape”

In the ancient Greek world many came to believe that the material world itself, including their physical bodies, were corrupt and needed to be ‘escaped.’ They wanted to escape to a non-material world. Peter reveals that it is not the physical world they need to escape from, but the sinful desires that undermine all that is good about the world God created. Peter tells us that God has given us all we need to live a good and purposeful life, listing virtues that are meant to replace unhealthy patterns.