1 Peter - 2020 - Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

1 Peter 1:1-2

January 10, 2020

"Peter, of course, had a specific audience in mind as he wrote this. We cannot be sure what his connection was to the recipients of the letter, but we know they belonged to Jesus. That’s why this letter matters so much to us. We, too, are God’s elect—chosen—and this letter is as much for us/to us as it was to those he is writing. We are God’s elect as well."

1 Peter 1:3-12

January 17, 2020

"I pray you can honestly praise God with a grateful heart for the new life He has given you! That new life isn’t just about heaven; it is also about life here on earth! After all, our new hope, according to Peter, is a living hope. Not a dying one. Is your life new? If not, why not?"

1 Peter 1:13-25

January 24, 2020

"'Therefore'... Peter begins tonight to deal with the appropriate response to the new life— the living hope—we have been given… We are call to 'prepare your minds for action'. Most of you know, by now, that I don’t like the word ‘prepare.’ I don’t think it’s urgent enough; that’s why I invented my own word—pre-prepare."

1 Peter 2:1-5

January 31, 2020

"We have all heard Christians praying something like this: ‘Lord, take my anger away from me.’ Or, ‘Lord, make me consistent (as opposed to hypocritical).’ Or even, ‘Lord take this sin (examples: lust, drinking, drugs, etc.) away from me…’ Peter, ever the practical one, is telling us that taking all that stuff away from us is not God’s job! Why? Because He already did that at the cross! He put the desire in your heart to do the right thing."

1 Peter 2:5-12

February 7, 2020

"Peter talks to us like a dad in this section of Scripture. His words are born from love. I need not remind you that a dad who really loves you says what we need to hear--even if it is difficult."

1 Peter 2:13-25

February 14, 2020

"What good is Christian faith if we can only praise God when things are going well? If we cannot praise God when difficult times, unfair times, come, is our faith real? Every living person suffers. Non-Christians have to suffer alone. We, who are believers, suffer with the One who has suffered more than the rest of us combined."

1 Peter 3:1-6

February 21, 2020

"There are times (many of them) when we feel like God is asking us to do something unfair. We think, ‘Why, God?’ Well, here’s the answer… God’s plan is a good one. You see, God’s purpose in having wives submit to (even their unbelieving) husbands is the same purpose He had in submitting to the cross—to win the lost!"

1 Peter 3:7-12

February 28, 2020

"Live in harmony is translated in the KJV as ‘be of one mind.’ NIV is a better description of Peter’s point. If we are in harmony with one another it is because we all have the same mind, same focus, same purpose in life—we make beautiful music together! Now, the truth is that we are willing to be of one mind with others—as long as they agree with us! But that’s not what Peter intends. His point is the same one Paul makes: we are, as Christians, to have the mind of Christ (1 Cor.2:16). His mind is to dominate, overpower, our minds."

1 Peter 3:12-22

March 13, 2020

"One thing is sure: if you are suffering for doing good you need to set Christ apart as Lord of your heart! If you do not, you won’t be able to endure the things life throws at you nor the opposition of the enemy. You will quit. That’s when we need to remember that if He calls you, you have no right to quit or disobey. Hard? For sure. But for His marvelous grace."

1 Peter 4:1-11

March 20, 2020

" Peter has a message for us—it is the message that suffering, for Jesus’ sake, is a good thing and a thing that each and every one of us need to expect as normative for the Christian life! Peter uses the various Greek words for suffering more than 20 times in this one little book! He wants us to get it…"

1 Peter 4:12-19

March 27, 2020

"Peter’s message about being soberminded and self-controlled turns again to suffering. Being clearminded requires that we understand suffering is not an unusual experience for the Christian. It wasn’t for Peter and it isn’t for us. Why is it that we have been taught that, if we are serving God, things will go smoothly? It hasn’t ever been that way and Peter says it won’t…"

1 Peter 5:1-4

April 3, 2020

"Up to this point, Peter has been speaking to the body at large. But he changes directions as he prepares to sign-off; he now addresses the leaders of the church directly."

1 Peter 5:5-14

April 17, 2020

"Shift in focus from our last study: Peter turns his attention now to younger men/believers. This may sound obvious but it is clear that young(er) people are the future of CCSA! We can be very proud of the investment so many of you are making in the future of this church and these kids lives. Thank you…"

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1 Peter - 2020

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