Pastor Gary Faith Baptist Church

010 Fighting ourselves to change the world

1 Peter 2:4-10 How can we change the world? Many young people desire to make a difference. We can change the world by changing ourselves thus influencing those around us. In order to change ourselves, we must fight the spiritual war within us between the flesh and the spirit. 

009 Building on the Cornerstone

1 Peter 2:4-10 - Jesus is the perfect cornerstone on which we should build our lives. We are to offer up spiritual sacrifices for Him in building the church.  How do we approach the church? Is it a place we go to listen or is in a place where we go to offer to God our spiritual scarifies. 

008 Drink Your Milk

1 Peter 2:1-3 If we are going to have a healthy spiritual diet, we need to stop eating junk food, the works of the flesh, and desire the milk of the word of God so we can grow. 

007 The Hope of the Resurrection

1 Peter 1:20-25 - What is the hope of the resurrection? We have a new life in Jesus, we have new strength to live the Christian life and we have a meaning that transcends this life. Peter at one time was fixated on this life, but now he understands that we live this life with eternity in mind. 

006 Three motivations for living a holy life

1 Peter 1:13-21 - There are three motivations for us to live a holy life, the ransom, the blood and the lamb. The truths of the gospel trump emotionalism as a reason to live our lives for Jesus. 

005 A Mind for Holiness

1 Peter 13-17 - What is holiness? Peter tells us that we should be holy as God is holy. How do we become holy and what does that mean. Pastor explains three ways in which we should have a mind for holiness. 

004 What the Prophets and Angels wished they had

1 Peter 1:10-12 Do you know that we are a privileged people? We are witnessing what the prophets and the angles would of liked to witness. The prophets did not understand the suffering Savior even though they wrote about him. The angles cannot experience the grace of salvation, thought they would like to. 

003 Joy and Suffering

1 Peter 1:6-9 - Is it possible to have joy even though we are experiencing the pain of suffering? The answer is yes, not because of the pain but because of what it can produce in us. Peter had learned that suffering was not bad, but had value in that it purified his faith.

002 Faith in the Power of God

1 Peter 1:5 - How can we make it to the end of our faith? Often times we sin and fail to live up to what we should be as Christians. But the truth is that it is no dependent upon us or our power, but on the power of God!

001 Suffering before Celebration

1 Peter 1:1-4 - When Peter first followed Jesus he looked forward to the glory that would follow him as he witnessed Jesus ascend to the throne and restore the glory of the kingdom of Israel. What he did not understand was that suffering comes before glory. Now he writes this letter to the scattered churches and reminds them that the celebration is coming, but we will have to suffer first.