Sermons on 1 Peter
Trinity 5 – 2026
ONENESS Two hundred fifty years ago was the birth of our nation. It was July 2, 1776, that the Resolution for Independence was approved by the colonies in a unanimous vote, and July 4, 1776 – 250 years ago yesterday – that the Declaration of Independence was approved in another unanimous vote. The unity expressed in the voting for independence was a miracle. Delaware only voted in favor because Caesar Rodney rode 70 miles through the night in a thunderstorm…
Trinity 3 – 2026
Part 1 ↑ Part 2 ↓ STANDING ON A SOLID FOUNDATION The Sermon Text, 1 Peter 5:6-11. Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your…
Palm Sunday / Confirmation – 2025
YOU ARE AMONG HIS UNIVERSAL PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS Sermon Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10. Coming to Him as to a living Stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on…
Easter 3- Good Shepherd Sunday 2024
Sermon: St. Mark 14:27-28; 1 Peter 5:1-5 A FAITHFUL SHEPHERD’S LEADING 1 Peter 5:1-5. The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but…
Christmas Day -2023
There was no livestream for this service. (Preaching on a Mark series that parallels the Historic Lectionary texts, the Christmas sermons utilize 1 Peter, since there is no Christmas story in Mark and Mark’s gospel was telling what Peter was remembering as eyewitness.) THE WORD MADE FLESH TO REDEEM US Sermon Text, St. John 1:12-14; 1 Peter 1:18-23. Dear people loved by God in Christ: St. John tells us that Jesus Christ is the “Word.” He tells us that this…
Christmas Eve 2023
JOY INEXPRESSIBLE AND FULL OF GLORY Sermon Text, St. Luke 2:8-20; 1 Peter 1:8-12. 10 And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” 8 Whom, having not seen, you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible…