SERMONS
At Veritas we are committed to preaching and teaching each week from the Bible about Jesus. Each week we post our sermons online for those of us who are unable to attend our weekly gatherings.
As our series in 1 Peter comes to an end, guest speaker Ryan Ross walks us through what true Gospel humility looks like. We need to pray for humility and that we can meet others needs above our own. We need to remain firm in our faith. Suffering is everywhere, but our suffering is brief. Our God of Grace will restore us in eternal glory with him.
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Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continues our series in 1 Peter, speaking on the calling of Eldership. Being called to Eldership means shepherding God’s flock willingly and not for personal gain. It means living as examples to the flock. In the same sense, the church is to be subject to the elders in humility towards one another. Peter writes, “God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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As followers of Jesus it is sometimes assumed that things on the whole will go well for us. Contrary to this, Peter writes “do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings” (1 Peter 4:7). Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continues our series in 1 Peter by asking the questions: How do we come to terms with the fact that suffering is on the way? How do we cling to Jesus in the midst of suffering? And, how in the world do you rejoice in your sufferings?
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Most of us know that God has uniquely designed us and gifted us for serving others, but few of us know what that is and what means for our lives. Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 4:7-11 to help us explore what it means to be good stewards of God’s varied grace.
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Following Jesus means that we reject sin and instead choose obedience to Jesus, which is hard. So it follows that when we choose Jesus over sin, others will be surprised and even revile us for this. Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 4:1-6 and helped us see that the more we look forward to the future we have with Jesus, the less we will walk in sin.
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Guest speaker, Tim Stokes, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 3:13-17. In this passage, we see that as believers, we are called to be passionate about doing good and to anticipate suffering, all the while resting in God’s will.
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Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 3:8-12. In this passage we see that we’re called to bless others because we’ve been blessed by Christ.
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Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 3:1-7. In this passage Peter is speaking directly to married men and women in the church. The main thing we should see in this passage is that way we relate to each other in marriage should be a reflection of the gospel.
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Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 2:18-25. The reality of suffering confronts many of us on a daily basis: sickness, pain, emotional or otherwise. For those of us who follow Jesus, we are called to suffer like our savior. When we suffer we don’t always know why but because of the cross we can know that it isn’t because God doesn’t love us. God's love has been displayed for us in the cross of Jesus and it is by his wounds we are healed in the midst of our suffering.
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Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 2:11-12. Ryan encouraged us to reject the fleshly urge to be known for fighting concern for our rights and privileges but instead to pursue holiness because your life is at stake and it furthers God's mission.
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Guest speaker, Professor Chuck Quarels, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 2:9-10. Chuck encouraged us to see and live in our identity as a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s possession, and liberated slaves who have been set free from our bondage to sin.
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Guest speaker, Professor Chuck Quarels, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 2:4-8. He exhorted us to see through the text that Jesus is: the embodiment of the glory of God, the founder of a new people of God, our great high priest, and the final judge.
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Guest speaker, Ryan Ross, continued our series in 1 Peter from 1 Peter 2:1-3. In the text there were three main truths of spiritual growth that God wants us to pursue: putting away our sin, craving the word, and growing in our delight of God.
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Guest speaker, Tim Stokes, continued our series in 1 Peter and encouraged us to remember three main things: we must sincerely love each other, we must remember that we have been born again, and we must rest in God's wisdom above human wisdom.
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Last week was a call to obedience from Peter. This week he tells us to conduct ourselves in the fear of God. The natural question is, what does that mean? Peter is going to help us better understand what the Bible means by “fear.”
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In verses 1-12 of 1 Peter, the Apostle Peter reminded us that our hope is not in ourselves but in the grace and salvation of Jesus. As we move into verse 13, we see Peter switch and show us where our human obedience lies. We are saved by Jesus’ grace, and out of our love for him, we strive to be holy and we walk in humble obedience to him.
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God has been empowering and partnering with mankind since the beginning of the world through his personal presence, the Holy Spirit. Through the guidance of the Spirit, God accomplishes the writing of the scriptures through prophets, and for the proclaiming of the gospel through preaching.
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Suffering is hard. It’s really hard. But, as followers of Jesus, there is a purpose. It’s doing something in us. We are being tested and refined by fire, but like Peter says, we are more precious than gold. And one day, we will see, taste, and experience our full salvation that is more precious than gold.
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Often we come to the scriptures it feels like we aren’t fed by God’s word because we are unsure of what to do with it. The simple tools of observation, interpretation, and application help us immensely when seeking to truly understand the real meaning of the text. In 1 Peter 1:3-5 we see simple glorious truths: God is worthy of praise, God has made a way for us to be born again, God is giving us a heavenly inheritance that cannot change, and we are being kept by God through faith.
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As we work together as a church to fight to glorify God while enduring suffering, we can’t do it in a “do it ourselves” mentality. We have to be rooted in our identity as sons and daughters of God, and constantly be reminded of what God did for us when he saved us from our sin.
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