Kootenai Church Morning Worship: 1 Peter

Kootenai Church Morning Worship: 1 Peter

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For the Lord: The Foundation and Limit of Christian Submission (1 Peter 2:13-17)

Peter's command to submit to civil authority sounds straightforward—until you consider who he was writing to. His first readers lived under Emperor Nero, one of the most brutal, murderous, and self-proclaimed divine rulers in history. And Peter told them to submit. That tension i ...  Show more

Converting the Critics (1 Peter 2:11-12)

Dave Rich explores how believers can engage critics through godly living that demonstrates their identity in Christ. The passage reveals that Christians, though beloved by God and united in Christ, live as sojourners and exiles in a world that opposes them. By abstaining from fle ...  Show more

The Purpose of a Peculiar People (1 Peter 2:9-10)

In this sermon on 1 Peter 2:9, Dave Rich emphasizes the Christian's identity and calling to proclaim His excellencies. He explains that believers are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a people for God's own possession. This new identity empowers and obligate ...  Show more

The Sovereign Stone (1 Peter 2:7-8)

God is fully sovereign, ordaining all that comes to pass—including every human action and thought, even sinful ones. In this passage, Peter reassures his readers by showing that their persecutors' actions are not beyond God's sovereign will. This all-encompassing sovereignty offe ...  Show more

Stones and Sacrifices: Peter's Mixed Metaphor for the Church (1 Peter 2:5)

Dave Rich examines Peter's metaphor of the church as living stones in 1 Peter 2:5. This imagery portrays believers as components of a spiritual house, functioning as a holy priesthood. Rich explains how the church, as living stones, offers acceptable sacrifices to God through Jes ...  Show more