This week we launch a new series through 1 Peter. In this epistle, Peter says some astonishing things to people experiencing suffering and persecution. Perhaps most shocking is this statement: “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials.” I read that and think, “What? Rejoice during rejection, unjust treatment, cancer, the loss of a loved one? How is that possible?” I hope you will join us and invite friends this Sunday at 9am or 11am as we discover how to find God’s joy amid suffering.
1 Peter: Joy in The Face of Suffering
January 8, 2023 • Greg St. Cyr • 1 Peter 1:1–9
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1 Peter: It's Worse Than You Thought!
May 7, 2023 • Greg St. Cyr • 1 Peter 5:6–14
Life can be hard. Unexpected things happen that are like a gut punch. Sometimes we are victims of injustice, or friends turn on us, or health issues disillusion us. Other times we are rejected and ridiculed for being a Christ-follower. Things can get so bad that we think, “It can’t get any worse!” Peter gets us. He writes to believers that are being persecuted, rejected, and reviled for loving Jesus. And just when they thought things couldn’t get any worse, Peter says, “Well, it actually does…But no worries. God has the last word!” Join us this Sunday as we wrap up our study on 1 Peter and learn how to have victory over the “roaring lion.”
1 Peter: Tie the Apron!
April 30, 2023 • Greg St. Cyr • 1 Peter 5:1–7
In college I worked in a machine shop. The first thing I did before starting work was to tie a thick apron around myself. With the apron secured, I was ready for the tasks ahead. There is an apron you and I are called to wear every day. It enables us to handle any task. This apron is the key to leadership. It is the key to relationships. It is the key to unity and submission. And it is the key to experiencing God’s grace, blessing, and care.
1 Peter: Better Together
April 23, 2023 • Greg St. Cyr • 1 Peter 4:7–11
Life has a way of turning on us. Things can be going great then suddenly the diagnosis is not good, or the marriage goes south, or the income stream dries up. Why is it that during such times some people soar in their relationship with the Lord, while others tank? In this passage, Peter gives very practical teaching to believers who are going through suffering and persecution. What he says is a game-changer.