In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis examines 1 Peter 4:7-11 and exhorts us to remember the times in which we live, rely on the strength and grace of that Christ supernaturally supplies, and to remember our calling, that is to fulfill the command to love another because, as Peter reminds us, love covers a multitude of sins.
In the post-pandemic world of the next few months and years, there will be moments that seem foreign or awkward that were once normal, and there will be a temptation to just "move on" and seek to just put it all behind us—a temptation to forget what living in a global pandemic was like. Instead, however, we ought to seek to use this next season of life as an opportunity to re-engage relationships in a gospel-centric manner; an opportunity to proactively demonstrate hospitality to one another without grumbling. In this season we will have new opportunities to love tangibly through greeting and inviting each other into our homes.