Passage: 1 Peter 5:10-14
Peter, the apostle of hope, ends his epistle with six reasons to retain a hopeful attitude under fiery trials. This is an encouraging end to our study.

Passage: 1 Peter 5:5-9
Pride is an awful sin that plagues every one of us. In fact, at the root of all our sinning is pride. In this lesson we are going to consider four reasons why we must avoid the awful sin of pride.

Passage: 1 Peter 5:1-4
In a recent sermon my husband preached, he mentioned the problem with pastors today is they are cowards and politicians. This should not be for a shepherd of a flock of God. Peter writes the job description of the pastor; the three-fold attitude and the motive of the pastor.

Passage: 1 Peter 4:15-19
We continue with our second half of the why’s and how’s of suffering. This should encourage each of us to go through trials with confidence and a desire to glorify God.

Passage: 1 Peter 4:12-14
Peter’s readers were undergoing tremendous persecution as we have been learning in our study. Often we ask the Lord why is this happening, and how should I go through this suffering? Peter answers those questions in our two-part series of what to do in the furnace.

Passage: 1 Peter 4:9-11
Many believers do not serve the body of Christ because they do not know what their spiritual gifts are. We will consider what the spiritual gifts are in this lesson along with five attitudes that should accompany our usage of those gifts.

Passage: 1 Peter 4:7-8
Peter writes in these two verses as to what we are to do be doing while we wait for the Lord’s return. We are to occupy in four different ways, and it’s not to eat, drink, do drugs and party on!

Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-6
Some of us become weary at times as we walk the Christian life wondering, “Is this Christianity stuff worth it? My life before Christ wasn’t that bad!” Peter encourages his readers not to give up as he writes regarding the believer’s present life, former life, and future life.

Passage: 1 Peter 3:18-22
We have come to one of the most difficult portions in 1 Peter to interpret. There are over 2000 interpretations of this passage alone! Join us as we endeavor to unpack this passage and consider the reasons for: Christ’s suffering, God’s longsuffering, and Christ’s ascension.

Passage: 1 Peter 3:13-17
Recent statistics show only 2% of all Christians share their faith. That is shocking considering the great commission Christ left us to share the gospel. There are many excuses given as to why the gospel is not given. Peter gives us six keys to being an effective witness.