Sermons on Overcoming
The Journey of Hope – Part 9
Continuing a series on the journey of hope from 1 Peter, the sermon presents Christians as sojourners and pilgrims whose transition to spiritual life is a family affair, addressing wives, husbands, and children from 1 Peter 3:1-7, Ephesians 5, and Ephesians 6. It then gives further marks of the pilgrim: the journey lies ahead and requires dying to the world, the distance does not matter because the destination of heaven and eternal life is what counts, and obstacles are viewed…
The Journey of Hope – Part 8
Drawing on 1 Peter in the series on the journey of hope, the sermon gives five points for Christians as pilgrims. They must expect opposition, serve God by faith rather than by results, be encouraged because they share in Christ’s victory, recognize that immersion is essential to salvation, and proclaim Jesus as the only Savior whom people must obey and not only hear. The preacher closes with an invitation to believe, repent, confess Christ, and be baptized for the forgiveness…