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In today's episode, Steve Wood confronts a growing deception in modern Christianity: denying sin while living in darkness. Using 1 John and 1 Corinthians, he reveals how ancient Greek dualism still misleads believers—especially youth—into separating body from soul. This episode is a wake-up call for parents navigating today's moral confusion and cultural pressure.     This episode is the third installment in Steve Wood's series on the First Epistle of John—ideal for Christian parents, catechists, and anyone seeking solid biblical teaching in a confused culture. Learn more at www.bibleforCatholics.com.

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A Sermon for the Second Sunday after Easter 1 St. Peter 2:18-25 & St. John 10:11-16 by William Klock Let slaves obey their masters with all respect, not only the good and kind ones but also the unkind ones.   Those are jarring words, aren't they?  They have been abused at times in history, shouted by masters at their slaves: “God says you're supposed to obey me and you don't want to disobey God, do you?”  True words, but showing that sometimes true words, when spoken by the wrong person and in the wrong context, turn everything upside-down. Jarring words written by St. Peter in his First Epistle—chapter 2, verse 18.  The verse that leads into today's Epistle.  Originally the Epistle started a few verses later.  At the Reformation Archbishop Cranmer extended the Epistle to verse 19, but to really understand what Peter's saying we need to go back at least to verse 18 to those words about slaves obeying their masters. It also helps to know that slaves were what made the Greco-Roman world go round.  Ten to twenty per cent of the Roman population was slaves and without them life in Rome Empire would have ground to a halt.  When we think about slavery, we probably think about race-based slavery in the United States or maybe in Latin America in the colonial era.  Slavery in Rome wasn't quite the same.  It wasn't based on race.  Slaves were often prisoners of war or debtors or, of course, the children of slaves.  They did have certain rights.  They could own property and even buy their own freedom.  But at its core all slavery is rooted in the idea that you are not your own; you belong to someone else.  You're not a person; you're property.  That slavery exists, whether in Rome or in the Americas or in other parts of the world today, that slavery exists is a stark and profound reminder that the world is not as it should be.  Slaves, as much if not more than anyone else, know the pain and the tears of the present evil age.  And I think that's why Peter singles them out here. But what does slavery have to do with Easter?  Well, think back.  On Easter Day the Epistle, from Paul, reminded us to look up and keep our eyes fixed on the age to come, on the new creation inaugurated by Jesus.  Last Sunday we heard St. John exhorting us to overcome the world—to be stewards and heralds of God's new creation.  This is all what it means to let the reality of Easter—of Jesus' resurrection—work out practically in our lives—to be Easter people.  And today it's St. Peter who speaks to us on this same theme. All through Chapter 2 of his letter Peter has been writing about who and what Jesus and the Spirit have made us: living stones, a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation.  And he writes that God's purpose in all this is that we will “announce the virtuous deed of the one who called [us] out of darkness into his amazing light”.  That's our duty, Brothers and Sisters, to proclaim the mighty and saving deeds of God in Jesus.  To make the good news known to the world. But, Peter warns, don't undermine that Easter proclamation with worldly living.  Here's what he writes beginning at 2:11: My beloved ones, I beg you—strangers and aliens as you are…   Remember that when we are born again in Jesus and the Spirit, we're reborn as part of God's new creation and, even though we still await its consummation, that makes us in a very real sense strangers and aliens in the world we once knew.  The old evil age has been defeated, but it still trundles on even as the new age is breaking in, but that old age no longer has a claim on us.  We belong to Jesus.  We belong to God's new world.  And it is this new world and it's king, Jesus that we proclaim.  But we also need to live this new world too and that's what Peter's getting at.  So he goes on: I beg you to hold back from the fleshly desires that wage war against your true lives.  Keep up good conduct amongst the pagans, so that when they speak against you as evildoers they will observe your good deeds and praise God on the day of his royal arrival.  (1 Peter 2:11-12) Brothers and Sisters, our walk needs to match our talk.  We have been delivered from sin's slavery, but the old temptations are still there.  That's why we vowed in our baptism to fight the world, the flesh, and the devil.  You and I belong to a royal priesthood and a holy nation.  We ought to live holy lives, putting our sinful desires to death.  And we do that not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it is part of our Gospel witness.  This is what it means to be light in the darkness. Peter knew the world needed gospel light.  As bad as we think our world might be, the ancient world was worse.  Unspeakable sin was everywhere.  The sexual immorality of our world doesn't hold a candle to the sexual immorality of ancient Greece and Rome.  And idolatry was woven through every bit of life.  To become a Christians meant withdrawing from all of that, which meant the pagans looked on Christians as impious traitors.  The pagans called Christians atheists, because to worship only one god was pretty much as good as atheism.  They accused Christians of being unpatriotic, because Christians refused to worship the emperor.  If disaster befell a city, the pagans would blame the Christians for angering the gods.  And yet Peter reminds these brothers and sisters that the pagans would also notice how different they were.  In a dog-eat-dog word, these Christians treated each other as equals and they loved each other.  They even pooled their resources to care for widows and orphans—the cast-offs of Greco-Roman society.  In a world of sexual filth, the Christians lived lives of purity.  The Christians became known for adopting the infants—especially the newborn girls—left to die of exposure by the pagans.  The Christians treated women and slaves as equals of free men.  In other words, the Christians were living out as best they could God's new creation in the midst of the old.  They were lifting the veil on God's future, on the day when everything is set to rights, and giving the pagans a glimpse of it.  And the pagans couldn't help but take note, even as they threw all their accusations at the Christians.  Some of the pagans—especially those deeply invested in the evils of this world—they lashed out, they fought back and Christians were thrown into prison and martyred.  But even then, their witness had an impact and a few at first, but then more and more and more were drawn to Jesus through their holy witness—not just the proclamation, but by the lives of these Christians—by faith in Jesus put into practice.  And the world began to change.  New creation spread. So Peter goes on in verses 13-17: Be subject to every human institution, for the sake of the Lord: whether to the emperor as supreme, or to the governors as sent by him to punish evildoers and praise those who do good.  This, you see, is the will of God.  He wants you to behave well and so to silence foolish and ignorant people.  Live as free people (though don't use your freedom as a veil to hide evil!), but as slaves of God.  Do honour to all people; love the family; reverence God; honour the emperor.   So, Brothers and Sisters, so much as we are able—without compromising our gospel principles—we are to keep the peace.  Peter knew that God is sovereign and that he establishes human rulers in this world to keep the peace, to punish evil, and to promote the good.  He knew that those rulers are often far from perfect.  Peter even knew that those rulers are often evil.  However much you may have thought that Justin Trudeau was the worst Prime Minister ever, however much you may think Donald Trump is totally unworthy of the Presidency, the Roman Emperors were worse—far, far, far worse.  Our governments in the West, for all their flaws and even as they forsake the gospel, have been profoundly shaped by that gospel.  That could not be said of Caesar.  And yet even as Nero would light up his garden parties by setting Christians on fire, Peter acknowledged that—generally speaking—God has appointed such men—as we pray—to administer justice, restrain wickedness and vice, and uphold integrity and truth.  So Peter warns Christians to be subject to our earthly rulers.  Jesus has not called us to be violent revolutionaries bent on overthrowing Caesar so that we can impose a theocracy.  Instead, God wants us to “behave well” and in that to silence the accusations of the pagans.  Show honour to all, love our family (he means the church), and honour the emperor.  You don't have to get into idolatry or offer incense to Caesar to be submissive to his God-given authority. You can see how this actually did work if you look at the history of the early church.  Those early Christians lived peaceably.  They refused to comprise.  They refused to participate in idolatry and in sexual immorality and it cost them, but they lived as truly gospel people.  Many of them were martyred for doing so.  And you might think that killing people would put an end to a movement. But this quiet, peaceful, holy living worked.  It gradually silenced the accusations of the pagans, who gradually and increasing numbers were drawn to the good news and to Jesus. Here's the thing.  We know that the world is not as it should be.  In our anger we often want to lash out ourselves, if not to make it right, at least to make it right for ourselves or to get some kind of revenge.  And that only makes things worse.  But as those first Christians lived peaceable and godly lives, as the pagans came to Jesus in faith, the world began to change through their influence.  Gradually the gross sexual immorality disappeared, infanticide and abortion stopped, the brutality of the gladiatorial games ended, the status of women and children rose, and slavery came to an end. Brothers and Sisters, the gospel changes the world through humble, peaceable, and holy Christians as it quietly works its way through a nation until that people or nation itself becomes a witness to Jesus and gospel.  We really need to hear this lesson today.  Those first Christians had no other choice.  They were a minority.  They had no political power.  We, however, living in a world that was once Christian and where Christianity is now in decline and out of fashion, we keep trying to regain it all through political power—forgetting, I think, that the gospel doesn't work that way.  It rises up from below, from the ranks of peaceable, humble, and godly people who proclaim and live it.  We will never overcome the accusations and rejection of the pagans by trying to force the gospel on them.  Rather, they will be drawn to the gospel through our gospel proclamation backed up by our gospel living. And this is where Peter says those startling words: Let slaves obey their masters with all respect, not only the good and kind ones but also the unkind ones.   Did Peter know that one day the influence of the gospel would put an end to slavery?  I don't know.  Slavery was a given in his world.  But Peter knew that slavery was not God's plan for human beings.  He knew that it had no place in God's new creation.  And yet he tells slaves—and it's not like he was just writing this to slaves he didn't know in far away churches, there were surely slaves in Peter's home church, brothers and sisters he loved dearly to whom he said the same thing face to face—Peter tells slaves to obey their masters—even the evil ones.  And I think that's hard for us to hear, because in our world, this sounds like Peter is colluding with injustice.  One of the slogans of our post-modern age is “Silence is violence”.  You have to speak out against evil and injustice.  But Peter was perfectly aware that slavery was an injustice, so let's bear with him. Consider that Peter lived the gospel story very literally.  He was one of the fist Jesus called.  He spent three years being discipled by Jesus.  He was there when Jesus was arrested.  Remember, he was the one who lashed out, drawing his sword, cutting of one of the soldier's ears, putting up a fight for Jesus.  He heard Jesus telling him to put his sword away and he saw Jesus heal that soldier.  And he was there when Jesus was on trial and he was the one who denied knowing Jesus three times.  He was there when they crucified him.  And he was there with John on Easter morning to see the empty tomb and later that day to meet the risen Jesus.  Peter knew that story.  It was as much his story as it was Jesus's story, even if Jesus was the centre of it.  Peter knew what it looked like to bear with injustice and suffering.  He'd seen Jesus do it.  And because Jesus bore with it, because Jesus refused to respond with violence, because Jesus had submitted to death on a cross, everything had changed.  If Jesus hadn't submitted to death, he never would have risen victorious over it and God's new creation would never have been born. Brothers and Sisters, that's how God's new creation, how his redemption works: Sin and death did their worst, and Jesus and the gospel rose triumphant.  And what Peter is saying is that we, as Jesus' people, need to inhabit that same story, make it our own, be willing to suffer and even to die if it comes to that, so that the world can know the power of the gospel—of the good new of Jesus crucified and risen. That's why Peter goes on like he does in verse 21, where he says: This, after all, is what came with the terms of your call.   In other words, this is what you're going to be called to do, this is the life you're going to be called to live when you take up with Jesus in faith.  You're going to have to inhabit his story.  And to make sure we understand what that story is Peter writes what was probably a hymn sung in those early churches. The Messiah, too, suffered on your behalf, leaving behind a pattern for you so that you should follow the way he walked.  He committed no sin, nor was there deceit in his mouth.  When he was insulted, he did not insult in return, when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he gave himself up to the one who judges justly.  He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might be free from sins and live for righteousness.  It is by his wounds that you are healed.  For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your true lives.  (1 Peter 2:21-25) The crucifixion of Jesus was the most evil and unjust act in history.  Jesus was the one man who deserved nothing but praise and honour and glory, but his own people rejected him, mocked him, beat him, and crucified him.  In Jesus, Peter saw the fulfilment of God's promises through the Prophet Isaiah.  God's royal servant  would fulfil his purposes to save the world, but he would do so by submitting to injustice.  The servant would be insulted, without responding with insults of his own.  He would suffer without casting curses on his torturers.  “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross” and “we were going astray like sheep” writes Peter, drawing from Isaiah 53.  Jesus took on himself the punishment his people deserved.  Because he was Israel's Messiah, the king and the world's true Lord, he could represent Israel and the rest of us in a way no one else ever could. So with that in mind—with this idea that each of us is called to inhabit the gospel story of the cross and the resurrection—I think we can understand what Peter is getting at when he tells slaves to submit to their masters and for everyone to be subject to earthly rulers.  He's not just saying that we should passively accept suffering and violence and injustice.  What he's saying is that when you and I suffer for the sake of gospel, for the sake of goodness, truth, and beauty, that Jesus' suffering is somehow extended through us, and the saving and life-giving power of his death and resurrection meets this present evil age and its people with transforming power.  It's not an easy thing to do.  Knowing Peter and how impetuous he was, I expect he struggled with this, but he knew.  The flesh cries out “No!”.  The flesh wants to push back—to return insult for insult, to get revenge on those who wrong us.  The flesh doesn't want to wait for the gospel to act like yeast in a lump of dough—slowly working its way through.  We want justice now!  We dismiss the way of suffering, saying that it fails to confront evil, insisting that only power, force, and violence can right the world's wrongs—or at least the wrongs perpetrated against us personally.  And this is precisely why we need to keep our eyes on Jesus and his cross, remembering that his death and resurrection are at the centre of everything.  Remembering that the unjust suffering of God's people is caught up in the suffering of Jesus his son and all part of the same redeeming story. Brothers and Sisters, this is how the world is set to rights.  We think revolution comes by taking up arms and by fighting back, but all that does is replace one evil with another.  The real revolution took place at the cross and it spreads as you and I take up our crosses and follow Jesus.  It's hard.  We want vindication.  We want justice.  We want the world set to rights.  But there is no better way to remember that God has promised us all these things than to live out that future in the here and now. Let's pray: Almighty God, who gave your only Son to be for us both a sacrifice for sin and an example of godly life: Give us grace that we may always receive with thankfulness the immeasurable benefit of his sacrifice, and daily endeavour to follow in the blessed steps of his most holy life, who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, on God, for evermore.  Amen.

Series: First Epistle of John In this episode, Steve Wood introduces the First Epistle of John, highlighting its profound spiritual depth and striking simplicity. Drawing on John's unique closeness to Jesus—and his later years spent with Mary, the Mother of God—Steve explores why this brief letter stands among the most powerful writings in Scripture. He unpacks its historical context, the early Church's struggles, and John's bold warnings against false teachings threatening the apostolic faith. For more resources, visit us online anytime at www.bibleforcatholics.com. 

Our study today continues with the assurances and the confidence that we can have before God thru Jesus Christ because as He is so also are we in this world. We are in the last chapter of the First Epistle of John.Let's turn in our Bible to First John 5 beginning with verse14 in our study with Dr. Mitchell.

Text: 1 Peter 5:12–14Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

The Epistle of 1 John: Light, Life, Love | Part 2: 1 John 2:1-17Today Ps Matt will be asking the questions: Who is the Real Jesus? and Do I follow Jesus? as we continue our series on the Light, Life, and Love of Jesus as seen in the First Epistle of John.

Text: 1 Peter 5:8–11Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 5:5–7Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 5:1–5Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

In this session of the Wonderful Words of Life Radio Broadcast, we will be studying Chapter Eleven of Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthian Church. This chapter includes Paul's teaching on the proper standard of conduct and proper decorum during worship and observance of the Lord's Table in the house of God. +++++++ You can find more information on my website: https://pastorjohndunning.com/ You can hear my personal testimony on this website: https://www.ifyouonlyknew.life/

“The Magic Circle: Swedenborgian PTK” - a new joint investigation from The Return of the Repressed and ParaPower Mapping. Subscribe to the PPM & The Return of the Repressed Patreons to support our work:  patreon.com/ParaPowerMapping patreon.com/TheReturnOfTheRepressed A multipart series investigating a Swedish ritual murder ring unlike anything you've ever previously encountered. A tale of… Abwehr secret agents, séances clouded with the Witches Sabbath drug henbane, hypnotism, Nazi paramilitaries, Tantric Luciferians, Danish dark ascended masters, Swedish electrical utility giants, American gangster ethos, Dr. Caligari, Dr. Mabuse, Babelsberg movie industry, Prohibition & Depression-era American cultural exports, Swedish bootleggers, astral projection, the OTO, Erik Jan Hanussen, opium, the Hindu goddess of destruction Kali, yoni emblems, Nitzchean “Übermenschen” killers, psych hospitals, military-supplying haberdashers, the British SIS, the Swedish C-byrån (C Bureau Intelligence Service), Swedenborg, telepathy, Hypnotic Breakfast Clubs, Christmas homunculi, anarcho-syndicalists, turncoat Communists, stakeouts, verdant Swedish forest, “From Hell”-esque murder geometry, Theosophy, Baron von Reichenbach and the Od Force, the “specialness” of the bloody fluids, Kumārila Bhatta, kundalini, Hatha Yoga, Tantrism & Advaita Vedanta, Beelzebub, the Theosophical Society, Blavatsky, bucolic visions of psykopomps from Asatron by the lake, farsighted Grandmothers, valkyrior, weapons tests, stakeouts, murder by “Midsommar”-esque carbon dioxide poisoning, heists, car chases, and much more.  Tracks & Clips: | Babylon Berlin - S1 EP 1 opening scene |  | Pugh - “Här Kommer Natten” |  | Hypnosmord - “Pianofingrar (The Thurneman Improvisations)” |  | Artie Shaw Orchestra - “Moonray” |

Text: 1 Peter 4:12–19Preacher: Matthew Holmes***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

“The Magic Circle: Swedenborgian PTK” - a new joint investigation from The Return of the Repressed and ParaPower Mapping. Subscribe to the PPM & The Return of the Repressed Patreons to support our work:patreon.com/TheReturnOfTheRepressed  patreon.com/ParaPowerMapping A multipart series investigating a Swedish ritual murder ring unlike anything you've ever previously encountered. A tale of… Abwehr secret agents, séances clouded with the Witches Sabbath drug henbane, hypnotism, Nazi paramilitaries, Tantric Luciferians, Danish dark ascended masters, Swedish electrical utility giants, American gangster ethos, Dr. Caligari, Dr. Mabuse, Babelsberg movie industry, Prohibition & Depression-era American cultural exports, Swedish bootleggers, astral projection, the OTO, Erik Jan Hanussen, opium, the Hindu goddess of destruction Kali, yoni emblems, Nitzchean “Übermenschen” killers, psych hospitals, military-supplying haberdashers, the British SIS, the Swedish C-byrån (C Bureau Intelligence Service), Swedenborg, telepathy, Hypnotic Breakfast Clubs, Christmas homunculi, anarcho-syndicalists, turncoat Communists, stakeouts, verdant Swedish forest, “From Hell”-esque murder geometry, Theosophy, Baron von Reichenbach and the Od Force, the “specialness” of the bloody fluids, Kumārila Bhatta, kundalini, Hatha Yoga, Tantrism & Advaita Vedanta, Beelzebub, the Theosophical Society, Blavatsky, bucolic visions of psykopomps from Asatron by the lake, farsighted Grandmothers, valkyrior, weapons tests, stakeouts, murder by “Midsommar”-esque carbon dioxide poisoning, heists, car chases, and much more. Tracks & Clips: | Babylon Berlin - S1 EP 1 opening scene | | Pugh - “Här Kommer Natten” | | Hypnosmord - “Pianofingrar (The Thurneman Improvisations)” | | Artie Shaw Orchestra - “Moonray” |

Text: 1 Peter 4:7–11Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 4:1–6Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 3:18–22Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 3:13–17Preacher: Justin Wevers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 3:8–12Preacher: Paul Burr***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

This issue of LW focuses on the community of family. Peter reminds us that Christians have a much larger family, our “brotherhood throughout the world” (1 Peter 5:9). Paul says something similar in 1 Corinthians 1:2: “To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours.” While we properly focus most of our attention on our local communities of family and congregation, our Lord has a global mission: “This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). Peter's emphasis on the common suffering of Christians throughout the world is a reminder that we are part of something much greater than ourselves, as Paul also writes: “There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call — one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:4–6). Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the December 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “A Worldwide Community” on 1 Peter 5:8-14. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Elect Exiles” and will walk through the First Epistle of St. Peter. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

This issue of LW focuses on the community of family. Peter reminds us that Christians have a much larger family, our “brotherhood throughout the world” (1 Peter 5:9). Paul says something similar in 1 Corinthians 1:2: “To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours.” While we properly focus most of our attention on our local communities of family and congregation, our Lord has a global mission: “This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). Peter's emphasis on the common suffering of Christians throughout the world is a reminder that we are part of something much greater than ourselves, as Paul also writes: “There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call — one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:4–6). Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the December 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “A Worldwide Community” on 1 Peter 5:8-14. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Elect Exiles” and will walk through the First Epistle of St. Peter. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness. As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let's be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.

Full Text of ReadingsFriday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 507The Saint of the day is Saint ClementSaint Clement's Story Clement of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning as pope during the last decade of the first century. He's known as one of the Church's five “Apostolic Fathers,” those who provided a direct link between the Apostles and later generations of Church Fathers. Clement's First Epistle to the Corinthians was preserved and widely read in the early Church. This letter from the bishop of Rome to the Church in Corinth concerns a split that alienated a large number of the laity from the clergy. Deploring the unauthorized and unjustifiable division in the Corinthian community, Clement urged charity to heal the rift. Reflection Today many in the Church experience polarization regarding worship, how we speak of God, and other issues. We'd do well to take to heart the exhortation from Clement's Epistle: “Charity unites us to God. It knows no schism, does not rebel, does all things in concord. In charity all the elect of God have been made perfect.” Rome's Basilica of St. Clement, one of the city's earliest parish churches, is probably built on the site of Clement's home. History tells us that Pope Clement was martyred either in the year 99 or in 101. His liturgical feast is celebrated on November 23. Saint Clement is the Patron Saint of: Marble WorkersMarinersTanners Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Text: 1 Peter 3:1–7Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 2:18–25Preacher: Matthew Holmes***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Randy Fanous - Part two of Chapter 6 of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Click the icon below to listen.

Send us a textThis week, we delve into the first half of Chapter 5 of the First Epistle of John.  Rocky discusses the complexities around the interpretation of "water and blood"  in v. 6 and its significance in proving Jesus' humanity and divinity. John affirms that only those who believe in Jesus as the Son of God will overcome the world and gain eternal life. The Sermon for this episode is titled "My Burden Is Light" and can be found at pondergmc.org/ministries/sermonsNEW!: Rate us at Podchaser Find us at www.pondergmc.org. Feedback is welcome: PonderMethodist@gmail.com Music performed by the Ponder GMC worship team. Cover Art: Joe Wagner Recorded, edited and mixed by Snikrock

Tony Soliman - Part one of Chapter 6 of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Click the icon below to listen.

Text: 1 Peter 2:16–17Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

This issue of LW focuses on the LCMS community, which is made up of “flock[s] of God” (1 PETER 5:2) under “the chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:4), who sends men to shepherd His holy people (in Latin, pastor means “shepherd”). If both preachers and hearers heed Peter's advice, congregations will be blessed with peace and concord; if they don't, dissension and conflict will ensue. Peter encourages humility for all Christians (1 Peter 5:6–7). Although he doesn't mention the example of Jesus in this passage, He should be on our minds as we act in humility toward one another and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God: “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:5–8). Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the November 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “A Humble Community” on 1 Peter 5:1-7. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Elect Exiles” and will walk through the First Epistle of St. Peter. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

This issue of LW focuses on the LCMS community, which is made up of “flock[s] of God” (1 PETER 5:2) under “the chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:4), who sends men to shepherd His holy people (in Latin, pastor means “shepherd”). If both preachers and hearers heed Peter's advice, congregations will be blessed with peace and concord; if they don't, dissension and conflict will ensue. Peter encourages humility for all Christians (1 Peter 5:6–7). Although he doesn't mention the example of Jesus in this passage, He should be on our minds as we act in humility toward one another and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God: “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:5–8). Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the November 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “A Humble Community” on 1 Peter 5:1-7. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Elect Exiles” and will walk through the First Epistle of St. Peter. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Randy Fanous- Chapter 5 of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Click the icon below to listen.

Text: 1 Peter 2:13–15Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

# Summary This presentation discusses the biblical concept of the "lust of the eyes" and how it relates to the control of God in one's life. The presenters, Stan Isbell and Mark Patterson, explore the scriptural foundations of this topic, drawing insights from the Book of Genesis and the First Epistle of John. They emphasise the importance of personal responsibility, the authority of God's Word, and the need to transform one's thought patterns and assumptions in order to overcome the temptations of the flesh and the world. # Highlights

Text: 1 Peter 2:4–10Preacher: Paul Burr***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Tony Soliman - Chapter 4 of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. (First few minutes of audio was cut off.) Click the icon below to listen.

Text: 1 Peter 2:4–10Preacher: Paul Burr***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Randy Fanous- Chapter 3 of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Click the icon below to listen.

Randy Fanous- Chapter 2 of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Click the icon below to listen.

Text: 1 Peter 1:22–2:3Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

Text: 1 Peter 1:17–21Preacher: Scott Byers***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.

This issue of the Lutheran Witness focuses on the Christian church as a confessing community. 1 Peter 4:7–19 teaches how we confess our faith through words, works and, perhaps surprisingly, through suffering as Christians (1 Peter 4:16). Jesus had promised this would happen to His followers: “If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours” (John 15:18–20). But for some reason, we are shocked when His promise comes true in our own lives. Peter helpfully reminds us not to “be surprised” (1 Peter 4:12) when sufferings come but, rather, to “rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings” (1 Peter 4:13). Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the October 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “A Suffering Community” on 1 Peter 4:7–19. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Elect Exiles” and will walk through the First Epistle of St. Peter. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness. 1 Peter 4:7-19 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Suffering as a Christian 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory[a] and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved,     what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”[b] 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. Read full chapter Footnotes 1 Peter 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power 1 Peter 4:18 Greek where will the ungodly and sinner appear? English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. esv.org The Coffee Hour is underwritten by Concordia University Wisconsin. Live Uncommon. Learn more at cuw.edu. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact Andy Bates at andrew.bates@kfuo.org or call 314-996-1519.

This issue of the Lutheran Witness focuses on the Christian church as a confessing community. 1 Peter 4:7–19 teaches how we confess our faith through words, works and, perhaps surprisingly, through suffering as Christians (1 Peter 4:16). Jesus had promised this would happen to His followers: “If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours” (John 15:18–20). But for some reason, we are shocked when His promise comes true in our own lives. Peter helpfully reminds us not to “be surprised” (1 Peter 4:12) when sufferings come but, rather, to “rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings” (1 Peter 4:13). Rev. Carl Roth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, TX, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching Scripture” feature in the October 2024 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “A Suffering Community” on 1 Peter 4:7–19. This year, “Searching Scripture” is themed “Elect Exiles” and will walk through the First Epistle of St. Peter. Follow along every month and search Scripture with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Tony Soliman- An introduction to St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Click the icon below to listen.

Text: 1 Peter 1:10–12Preacher: Jonathan Worthington***1 Peter Series Resources***Primary Commentaries:Davids, Peter H, The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT. Eerdmans, 1990)Jobes, Karen H, 1 Peter (BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005)Devotional/Further Study:Clark, Elliot, Evangelism aas ExilesSanchez, Juan, 1 Peter For You (God's Word for You)Grudem, Wayne, 1 Peter (Rev. ed.) (TNTC. IVP Academic)To learn more about Gospel Life Church visit https://www.gospellifemn.org.