1 Peter 4:7–11 ( Listen ) 7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—...
Sep 01, 2014•29 min
1 Peter 4:7–11 ( Listen ) 7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—...
Aug 26, 2014•38 min
1 Peter 4:1–6 ( Listen ) Stewards of God’s Grace 4:1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, 1 arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3 For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect t...
Aug 18, 2014•30 min
1 Peter 3:17–22 ( Listen ) 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered 1 once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which 2 he went and proclaimed 3 to the spirits in prison, 20 because 4 they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few,...
Aug 11, 2014•38 min
Jeff Heine teaching on the topic: Light in the Darkness: the Persistent Problem of Evil. Jeff discusses the doctrine of Original Sin, the concept of the Fall, and how our view of sin influences our thoughts on forgiveness, justice, and salvation.
Aug 07, 2014•1 hr 24 min
1 Peter 3:8–17 ( Listen ) Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; 11 let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and ...
Aug 04, 2014•41 min
1 Peter 2:13–25 ( Listen ) Submission to Authority 13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, 1 whether it be to the emperor 2 as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants 3 of God. 17 Honor everyone. Love t...
Jul 28, 2014•51 min
1 Peter 2:13–25 ( Listen ) Submission to Authority 13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, 1 whether it be to the emperor 2 as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants 3 of God. 17 Honor everyone. Love t...
Jul 21, 2014•39 min
1 Peter 2:9–12 ( Listen ) 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct a...
Jul 14, 2014•37 min
Julie Sparkman speaking on “Idol Addition: Facing false gods and finding sanity in the Gospel”, followed by Q&A. idoladdiction.org
Jul 10, 2014•1 hr 29 min
1 Peter 2:9–10 ( Listen ) 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. ( ESV )
Jul 07, 2014•34 min
1 Peter 1:22–25 ( Listen ) 22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 24 for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, 25 but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached t...
Jun 30, 2014•27 min
1 Peter 1:13–21 ( Listen ) Called to Be Holy 13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, 1 and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially accor...
Jun 23, 2014•32 min
1 Peter 1:13–21 ( Listen ) Called to Be Holy 13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, 1 and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially accor...
Jun 16, 2014•36 min
Joel Brooks speaking on the person of the Holy Spirit: Who is He? What does He do? What is His role in our lives? What does it look like to be filled with the Spirit?
Jun 12, 2014•1 hr 27 min
1 Peter 1:8–12 ( Listen ) 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring what person or time 1 the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of C...
Jun 09, 2014•40 min
1 Peter 1:6–9 ( Listen ) 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 o...
Jun 02, 2014•32 min
1 Peter 1:3–5 ( Listen ) Born Again to a Living Hope 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ( ESV )...
May 19, 2014•32 min
Dr. Graham Cole speaks on The Incarnation – How can God become flesh? Why is this important?
May 15, 2014•1 hr 20 min
1 Peter 1:1–2 ( Listen ) Greeting 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. ( ESV )...
May 12, 2014•43 min
Daniel 9 ( Listen ) Daniel’s Prayer for His People 9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fas...
May 05, 2014•31 min
Daniel 6 ( Listen ) Daniel and the Lions’ Den 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4 Then the high officials and t...
Apr 28, 2014•35 min
Revelation 21:1–5 ( Listen ) The New Heaven and the New Earth 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place 1 of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, 2 and God himself will be with ...
Apr 21, 2014•20 min
Daniel 5 ( Listen ) The Handwriting on the Wall 5:1 King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand. 2 Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father 1 had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then they brought in the golden vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the hou...
Apr 14, 2014•36 min
Daniel 4 ( Listen ) Nebuchadnezzar Praises God 4:1 1 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. 3 How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation. Nebuchadnezzar’s Second Dream 4 2 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospe...
Apr 07, 2014•40 min
Matthew 6:13 ( Listen ) 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 1 Footnotes [1] 6:13 Or the evil one ; some manuscripts add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen ( ESV ) Matthew 26:30–41 ( Listen ) Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the ...
Mar 31, 2014•38 min
Daniel 3 ( Listen ) Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Image 3:1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits 1 and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 3 Then the sat...
Mar 24, 2014•38 min
Daniel 2 ( Listen ) Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream 2:1 In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, 1 “O k...
Mar 16, 2014•40 min
Jeremiah 29:1–7 ( Listen ) Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles 29:1 These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Jerusalem. 3 The letter was sent by ...
Mar 10, 2014•38 min
Mar 03, 2014•58 min
