This sermon looks first at all the kinds of "alien" that live among us as a way of exploring what it is like to have a keen understanding of what it means to be different than everyone around you.

It then looks at Peter's exhortation to live courageously and with integrity despite whatever persecution may come.  Having looked at what it must be like to live as an alien, misunderstood, and criticized because of the difference.  Peter says it is better to suffer for doing good rather than ill.

By so doing we are like Jesus who lived in that way.

Third in a series from 1 Peter, this sermon looks at the implications of a life lived with the understanding that God is giving our lives permanence and significance.  The text comes from 1 Peter 2:1-3.

This sermon comes from 1 Peter 1:13-25 and concerns Paul's exhortation to his audience to think clearly and to exercise self-control.  The sermon focuses, particularly, on being alert and curious.

This sermon comes from 1 Peter 1:3-11.  In this text Peter tells his readers that the suffering they were experiencing was actually a source of growth and maturity.  Hope was/is the factor that makes it possible for us to persevere through times of persecution and difficulty.

This is the first of a four-lesson series from 1 Peter.  In this sermon, we look at what it means to be a Christ-follower in a culture that does not embrace such a lifestyle.  The text is 1 Peter 1:1-2.