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1 Peter 1:1-12 (view passage online)
Trials test the genuineness of faith, making it more precious than perishable gold. This tested faith brings praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Believers love Jesus without seeing Him and rejoice with inexpressible joy.
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Romans 13:8-10 (view passage online)
Believers owe no one anything except to love one another, because love fulfills the law and does no harm to a neighbor. We must put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh. We awake from sleep because salvation approaches nearer than when we first believed.
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1 Peter 1:1-12 (view passage online)
God gives believers a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He reserves an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance for them in heaven. The power of God keeps believers through faith for a salvation ready to appear.
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1 Thessalonians 2: 17-20 (view passage online)
Paul expressed his great desire to see the Thessalonians again, though he was hindered. He views the believers as his crown and joy for when Christ returns. The purpose of ministry is to see people grow in their faith and stand complete before the Lord.
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Hebrews 5:1-11 (view passage online)
This sermon introduces Jesus as our Great High Priest from Hebrews 5, showing how He perfectly fulfills the necessary qualifications of the office. Because He became human and learned obedience through suffering, He can sympathize with our weaknesses and provide a complete, eternal salvation. His superior priesthood establishes a new and better covenant that makes the old system obsolete.
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Matthew 5:20-48 (view passage online)
Pastor Richard Krenz