West Erwin Church of Christ Sermon Archives
The apostle Peter has some strong convictions about the Word of God. He shares them in 2 Peter 1:16-21. Those truths are repeated throughout Scripture, as this lesson affirms. - Bill Allen - Thursday, July 31, 2025
Growing in Faith--the Role of the Bible 1 Peter 1 talks a lot about growing spiritually. It also talks a lot about the Bible and its certainty. Don't think that those are unrelated... - Bill Allen - Tuesday, July 29, 2025
"Make Every Effort--to Have Assurance in Jesus" 2 Peter 1:10-11 speaks of our calling and election in Christ. The previous lesson covered that. This study looks at the call to "make every effort" to find assurance through our life of faithful obedience. - Bill Allen - Thursday, July 24, 2025
The apostle Peter says to make every effort to confirm your calling and election. This lesson takes a closer look at the idea of being chosen--what it means; what it doesn't mean. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Sunday Service - Ozzy McDaniel - Sunday, July 20, 2025
The Christian Graces seen in 2 Peter 1:5-9 isn't just a list. It's a call to grow in each one; to "make every effort" to have them "in increasing measure." - Bill Allen - Friday, July 18, 2025
Through the love and Word of Christ, God has given us the assurance and the promises and everything we need for a godly life. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Resident Immigrants: Sharing Your Life and Your Story When the apostle Peter says to always be prepared to tell why you live with hope, the short answer is Jesus. The longer answer--that's your story: your life before Jesus; how you became a Christian; and your life since. - Bill Allen - Thursday, July 10, 2025
Summarizing the book of 1 Peter is hard and easy. At the same time. Hard because there's so much there. Easy because these verses do it for you, affirming the Christian's identity and mission in one short, powerful passage. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Servant LIVING--Part 2 Servant living means humbling yourself and resisting the devil. To do that we must trust God and rely on one another, as 1 Peter 5:5-14 affirms. - Bill Allen - Thursday, July 3, 2025
Servant LIVING In the first few verses of 1 Peter 5, the apostle talks to fellow elders about being a servant leader. In the passage that follows the subject is living as a servant. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, July 1, 2025
A Case Study of a Servant Leader: The Apostle Peter (Part 2) - Bill Allen - Thursday, June 26, 2025
In 1 Peter 5:1-4, the apostle tells us he was also an elder in the church. This lesson takes a look as Peter struggles with being a servant, a leader, and finally a servant-leader. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Elders are Overseers One of the terms used of elders in 1 Peter 5 and other places is overseers or bishops. We see several passages that use that term in this lesson. - Bill Allen - Thursday, June 19, 2025
Scripture calls them elders and overseers. But they are also not only called pastors/shepherds (nouns), they are also told to shepherd (verb) God's flock, the church. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The NT teaching on church leaders is clear and comes surprisingly early in the church's existence. This term elders is used to describe these men who are servant leaders of God's church, and is the focus of this lesson as we look at 1 Peter 5:1-4 and several other passages. - Bill Allen - Thursday, June 12, 2025
The elders are the overseers and shepherds of the church. Peter himself was an elder. So he writes by inspiration and personal experience. - Bill Allen - Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The term "Christian is only used 3 times in the Bible. Here they are... - Bill Allen - Saturday, June 7, 2025
1 Peter 4:12-19 gives the challenging acknowledgement that Christians should not be surprised when we face difficulties because of our faith. How should we respond? - Bill Allen - Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The term "Christian is only used 3 times in the Bible. Here they are... - Bill Allen - Saturday, June 7, 2025
1 Peter 4:12-19 gives the challenging acknowledgement that Christians should not be surprised when we face difficulties because of our faith. How should we respond? - Bill Allen - Tuesday, June 3, 2025