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Faithful To The End

Faithful To The End Series: 1 Peter Preacher: Jared Blankenship Date: 31st May 2026 Passage: 1 Peter 5:6-11 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A6-11&version=ESV] ------------------- Life in this fallen world is hard for everyone, but the Christian experience is one of exile. This life of exile comes with suffering for the name of Christ, and though the obstacles and their intensity vary, each day comes with its own dangers, toils, and snares. Through the hardships, the temptation to turn back and leave the faith can seem impossible to resist. So in this final section of this letter, God calls us through Peter's writing to persevere—to be faithful to the end.

Elders In Exile

Elders In Exile Series: 1 Peter Preacher: Jared Blankenship Date: 17th May 2026 Passage: 1 Peter 5:1-5 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+5%3A1-5&version=ESV] ------------------- God's good gifts to His people in this life include the community of the local church and spiritual leaders called to care for our souls. It is essential that those leaders rightly care for God's people and that churches appropriately submit to those who faithfully fulfill the task. The text is written for the edification of the entire congregation, for churches must rightly understand the role of elders, what qualifies a man to serve as one, and how they are to then relate to those they call to fill the office.

Two Ways To Live For God's Glory

Two Ways To Live For God's Glory Series: 1 Peter Preacher: Jared Blankenship Date: 3rd May 2026 Passage: 1 Peter 4:9-11 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+4%3A9-11&version=ESV] ------------------- Peter issues a series of exhortations for Christians to obey, all of which flow from the fact that the end of all things is at hand. We are in the final stage of human history before Jesus returns and the Final Judgment takes place. Therefore, believers are to be focused on living for God's glory during this time of exile, for it is through the church that God displays the glory of the gospel and His eternal kingdom to the world. In this text, Peter says there are four characteristics that should mark the church as we live in light of the end of all things. We've already looked at sober prayer and sacrificial love. Today, we will consider the other two.

Live In Light Of The End

Live In Light Of The End Series: 1 Peter Preacher: Jared Blankenship Date: 19th April 2026 Passage: 1 Peter 4:7-11 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+4%3A7-11&version=ESV] ------------------- All of the instructions that Peter gives in these verses flow out of the opening truth that the end of all things is at hand. We are in the last days, leading to the return of Christ and the Final Judgment, and that reality is to shape the way we live in this life. Peter so helpfully gives us four ways that our lives are to be marked as we live in light of the end. In this message we will cover the first two.

Three Mindsets To Endure Suffering

Three Mindsets To Endure Suffering Series: 1 Peter Preacher: Jared Blankenship Date: 12th April 2026 Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-6 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+4%3A1-6&version=ESV] ------------------- Here, Peter repeats that perseverance requires a disciplined mind (see 1:13). It comes in the single imperative of the text, which says we are to arm ourselves with the same way of thinking. In other words, we are to have the mind of Christ as we face suffering in this life. Peter gives us three mindsets––three truths to which we must cling tightly––as we hit the wall in the Christian life.