After disobeying & making friendly with the enemy, God speaks to His people. They cry and mourn, and… nothing changes.
Exile is not going to last forever. We’re almost home. So stand firm in this grace.
While we wait in humility, anxieties are going to keep coming our way—so we need to continually be casting all our anxieties on God
Elders are not some privileged leadership class who rule over the sheep for their own benefit. Like shepherds, pastors embrace a humble posture of servant leadership because the sheep matter.
What would like look like without the first Good Friday?
The glory coming our way is real. More real than suffering.
The end is near. What does that mean, and what should we do about it?
Even though holiness causes suffering, all will be made right on Judgement Day. And even if we die looking like fools, God’s verdict on Judgement Day will be the only opinion that really matters, forever.
Baptism isn't about us. Baptism is about Christ, who is risen, and whose life we share.
We will suffer in this life. Some of that suffering we may taste this very week. And none of this is reason to fear.
Our hope in Christ causes a clean break with our sinful past. This makes us stick out, and we'll get asked for a reason for the hope that’s in us. How will we answer?
According to Peter, being treated poorly for the sake of Jesus is not the full picture that proves who we really are. It’s how we respond to that treatment that proves who we really are.