4. The People of God, Part 1: A Family of Love (1 Peter 1:22-2:3)

Preached on Sunday 3rd November2024 by Stephen Ballingall, our minister.

The fourth in a series of sermons on 1 Peter.

1 - Families that Last, Love (1v22-25)

Love One Another

As those Born of God’s Lasting Seed

2 - Families that Listen, Grow Up (2v1-3)

Know What You Need

Know How Grown-ups Live

3. Journeying to Hope (1 Peter 1:13-21)

Preached on Sunday 27th October 2024 by Stephen Ballingall, our minister.

The third in a series of sermons on 1 Peter.

1 - Looking Forward (v13)

⁠As People of Hope

By preparing for action

And setting our hope fully on Christ

2 - Looking Up (v14-16)

⁠ ⁠As Obedient Children

Don't go back to your old ways

But take on the likeness of your Father

3 - Looking Back (v17-21)

⁠As Precious Children

Remember what you have been saved from

Remember what you have been saved by

2. A Living Hope (1 Peter 1:1-12)

Preached on Sunday 20th October 2024 by Stephen Ballingall, our minister.

The second in a series of sermons on 1 Peter.

1. A Certain Hope (v3-5)

Which Rests in God’s Work

2. A Suffering Hope (v6-9)

Which Prepares us for Christ’s Return

3. A Privileged Hope (v10-12)

Which Embraces Christ’s Pattern

1. Standing Firm in God's Grace: An Introduction to 1 Peter

Preached on Sunday 13th October 2024 by Stephen Ballingall, our minister.

The first in a series of sermons on 1 Peter.

1. We are an elect people

Chosen by God to belong to him, and show his glory to the world.

2. We are exiled people

Who will always be strangers in this world.

3. We are Christ’s people

Who receive glory from God, through standing firm in our suffering.