Our Biblical Hope

There is a good suffering and a bad suffering. You get to choose which one you experience. From 1 Peter 3:17 we discover the type of suffering God blesses and find the hope that's available as we go through it.

What does it mean to have a good or clear conscience and how does it aid us in our effort to share the hope of the gospel with others?

Not only are we called to share the hope of Christ with gentleness but also respect. How can we grow in showing respect to people that we struggle to see eye to eye with and why is this such a big deal? Let's dive into the last part of verse 15 together!

Peter gives us two characteristics that should define how we speak to people when we are sharing the hope of the gospel. In this episode we dive into the first word, gentleness, and talk about what it means to show gentleness to others.

What is preparation and what is the best way we can really prepare to have gospel conversations. Peter shows us the answer isn't more information. It starts in your heart!

What does it mean to be zealous for doing good? Peter talks a litle more about righteous living, even when suffer because of it and gives us a reminder to not fear and be faithful in a faithless world.

The 4th and final key to the good life is to pray. God sees us and he excitedly hears our prayers. Except, Peter gives us one giant caveat that we need to understand before we go to God with our prayers.

In the 3rd key to the good life Peter challenges us not only to seek peace but pursue it. What is the difference between those two things and where can we ultimately find the peace we are looking for?

The second key to the good life is turning away from evil and doing good. What is your plan for turning away from evil and how can we be a part of doing goind in the lives of others today?

How can you experience the good life? Peter pulls out a quote from Psalm 34 to give us four key practices to incorporate into our life to make it full and meaningful .

Peter gives us a warning about getting even man's way. In contrast he shows what it looks like along with the benefits of blessing those who do us wrong.

In our conduct with other believers we are to have unity. In this verses, Peter talks about the 5 catalysts that will fuel unity amongst the church.

Now what does Peter have to say to husbands? How can the way husbands treat their wives affect their relationship with God? In one verse Peter paints a clear picture of how a godly husband should love his wife.

What does a pure and faithful wife look like? What role does her faith play in her husbands life, especially if he is an unbeliever? In these verses Peter paints a beautiful picture of a Godly wife who puts her hope in the Lord.

Here is why we can suffer well when treated unjustly... because Christ suffered for us and left us an example. Peter explains what this means and how it is a game changer for every believer.

What do we do when treated harshly by someone in authority. Can we really respond in a Christ-like way to unjust suffering? Peter gives us some encouragement in keeping our mind on Christ through the hard times.

What does it mean to submit to authorities? How can a Christ follower go about that in a world filled with ungodly leaders?Let's from Peter on this often overlooked aspect of serving God.

Our manner of life and behavior truly matters. Not just for our own spiritual health and life but to make the gospel appealing to non-believers. Let's break down what Paul is talking about here in verse 12.

What is the outflow of our identity in Christ? It is the doing of his will and abstaining from sinful desires. These desires are at war against our soul and so we must go to war to counter attack them because all they do is bring death and destruction in our life.

Peter drives home our identity in Christ by taking us back to our life before Christ and helping us so all that Christ has done for us. In doing this, we get a fuller picture who we really are and a greater appreciation for the Lord.

Now that we have seen who we are, what are we supposed to do? Proclaim his excellencies! In this episode we unpack what proclaiming looks like and what exactly the excellencies of God are to discover our purpose as followers of Christ.

For good or bad, when someone tells us something about ourselves, we listen. The words we choose to listen to will undoubtedly shape our identity. In one verse Peter tells us so much about our identity in Christ. Let this verse be what shapes who we are.

Christ is the stone on which we will either stand by faith or stumble and fall. In this episode we look at what it means that Christ can be our stumbling stone and what causes us to stumble over him. Visit us at ⁠ourbiblicalhope.com

Jesus is our Cornerstone. Everything else in our life should be placed in line and in reference to him. Let's dig a little deeper into that analogy and see what it means for Christ followers today. Visit us at ⁠ourbiblicalhope.com

What does it mean to be the spiritual house of God? There are many implications for us individually and for Christians as a collective whole. In this episode we unpack this imagery and discover what it means to be home. Visit us at ⁠ourbiblicalhope.com

How would you describe the perfect church? Peter says that we are being built up into the spiritual house of God. What does it mean that Christ is the living stone? What does this mean for our lives and for our churches? Visit us at ⁠ourbiblicalhope.com

Tasting of and knowing God's goodness is inseparably linked to growing with Christ. What does it look like to remember God's goodness and grow into the loving graciousness of the Lord? Visit us at ⁠ourbiblicalhope.com

What does growing up into our salvation mean and how does God's word aid in that? It's part 3 or our 4 part mini series over 1 Peter 2:1-3! visit us at www.ourbiblicalhope.com.

What does it look like to long for God's word and how exactly can God command a desire out of us? It's step 2 in Peter's 4 step plan to live out the reality of the gospel! Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

What does sincere love for others look like? In this episode we get a list of attitudes and behaviors that Peter urges followers of Christ to rid themselves of to better love others and grow their faith in God.

Two realities of the gospel; Our new birth and the imperishable word of God. Today, we see how these two things are connected and play off of each other from 1 Peter 1:23-25.

What is the result of all the going to church, bible reading, and theological wisdom we can stuff in our brains? It must be love. In these two verses Peter makes the case for why love is the ultimate outcome of a changed life through Christ.

What is the glory of Christ and what does it mean that Jesus was given glory? Today we talk through how to get a clearer vision of the greatest of Jesus' glory.

The cornerstone of Christianity is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What are the implications of Christ being raised from the dead and what difference should it make for us?

Not only did God foreknow Christ would be the solution to our sin problem but he made him manifest on Earth at just the right time. It's time to talk about what it means that Christ was made manifest for us. Join as we see the second truth about Christ from 1 Peter 1:20. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

Christ was foreknown before the foundation of the world. It's time to dive into the depths of the mysteries of scripture and see what it reveals about the foreknowledge of God. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

Jesus Christ paid our ransom like a lamb without blemish or spot. Let's travel back through time and scripture to discover the significance of this analogy and theological truth! Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

Christ paid more than a king's ransom for us. He, himself, was the ransom. In verses 18 and 19 we discover what it means to be ransomed and how that can send us into the holy calling God has for us. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

God is our father. How should this help us understand what it means to fear the Lord? And how does fearing God helps us conduct ourselves in the holy manner God has called us to? 1 Peter 1:17 is a good starting point. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

God has called us to a holy life modeled after his own holiness. What does that look like and what does it mean that God is holy? Peter continues to encourage and inform believer's of their identity in Christ here as we study verses 15-16. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

What are your former passions and why did they make you ignorant? As we approach a better understanding of holy living and walking in obedience with verse 14 we discuss the danger of misplaced desire and over desire for wordly things. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

How do we ready and strengthen ourselves to follow Christ in an unholy world? How do we set our hope fully on him? Peter gets practical as he tackles these questions and leads us deeper into a holy life in verse 13. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

We may not recognize how special we our to have the recorded history of the Messiah and have access to his beautiful salvation. The prophets of old and the angels of Heaven certainly do. Today, let's learn from their heart how to better value and desire the gospel of Christ. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

What do Christ follower's do? What should be the benchmarks of our life as a believer? Peter builds confidence in us by showing us what true Christians look like, even those that never saw Christ in person. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

Being elect we recieve many blessings as we follow Christ, yet since we are living as exiles in this world we simultaneously experience burdens. What are those burden? What should our response to suffering be? Peter gives us some answers and hope in the middle of trials. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

We wrap up the 10 blessings of a Christ follower in Peter's opening by seeing how God's power and guardianship should change our daily life and lead us into rejoicing. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

There are a lot of ideas about the after life. Singing forever, living in the clouds, angels and robes... but what really is the blessing of Heaven for believers? In this episode we chat about our inheritance in Heaven and what this might look like.

We have been given many blessings through the gospel of Christ. In verse three Peter begins to unfold some of these life changing blessings that we have access through because of God's great love and mercy towards us. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

Being sprinkled with blood seems pretty gruesome, what is that about? In this episode we dig back into the Old Testament to discover the context and meaning of what being sprinkled by Christ's blood means for us today. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

Where does obedience come from for the Christ follower? How can we get to a place where we obey unselfishly, with the right motives, simply because we desire to bring joy to the Lord. We continue in Peter's greeting in verses 1-2 as we dicuss holy obedience. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com

What is sanctification? What is required of us. In this episode we break down one little phrase from 1 Peter 1:2 that sheds a ton of light on God's work of sanctification in us. Visit us at ourbiblicalhope.com