Steve Durand - April 15, 2018
The Greatness of Salvation - 1 Peter 1:10-13
Do you ever think about all the things you take for granted each day? Many of us tend to take for granted that we’ll be able to get up in the morning and have air to breathe, food to eat, and clean water to drink. We also take our time and our freedoms for granted. Moreover, we often take important relationships for granted, whether it be a spouse, a family member, or a friend.
If we’re not careful, we start taking something else with far greater eternal significance for granted: We forget how needy and broken and hopeless we are apart from God’s mercy, and we equally forget the great lengths to which God has gone to demonstrate His faithfulness and provision and love to us, time and time again.
Sunday's message will hopefully give us all a much-needed reminder of why we should never underestimate, underappreciate, or undervalue the greatness of the free gift of salvation that is available to all through Jesus Christ.
From Series: "Between 2 Worlds"
This Week's Sermon: "Peter’s Closing Briefing"
brief·ing ˈbrēfiNG noun - a meeting for giving information or instructions.
Most of us love briefings because they are usually short and to the point. It's not a time for a lot of chit chat. Important information is shared, and then you're done. It's time to go get to work.
As parents we often give briefings to our kids before they're ready to head out the door. It's dangerous out there and we want them to be safe. We want them to make good choices. So we figure another short reminder can’t hurt. Which is why we say things like: “Be careful” or “Don't talk to strangers” or “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
This Sunday we complete our study through the book of 1 Peter. But not without a final briefing from Peter that could make the difference in whether we will win or lose the war we are in. You know that we are in a war, right? Danger is all around us in this fallen world, and we need to be battle ready. Peter’s closing words will help us do that.
