This is the sermon podcast of Rivercrest Presbyterian Church in Lexington, South Carolina. Rivercrest is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).
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A King and a Kingdom | Worthy of Honor | 1 Samuel 17:17-49 | April 21, 2024
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A familiar story in the Bible that might get perceived incorrectly, the fight between David and Goliath is not about the strength of David or how the humble underdog prevails over the oppressive foe, but how the Mighty God of Israel defeats His enemies. We can struggle with God's place, pace, plan or providence, but God is always perfect in His tim…
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A King and a Kingdom | A Tale of Two Statures | 1 Samuel 17:1-16 | April 14, 2024
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The Philistines continue to combat the Israelites, but this time it's a single foe who puts fear into the hearts of his enemies. Goliath is described as impressive and intimidating, contrasted with David who is young and unassuming. But as the theme of 1 Samuel has shown us, the outward appearance is not what matters, but it's the heart. And it's n…
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A King and a Kingdom | The Decompartmentalized Life | 1 Samuel 16-14-23 | April 7, 2024
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Saul is facing trouble, a harmful spirit from the Lord, and is seeking some relief. Providentially, one of Saul's servants knows of David who is skillful and able to help the king. Unknown to Saul is the anointing of David as his replacement, but David serves the king faithfully and finds favor in Saul's sight.…
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A King and a Kingdom | Seeing the Heart | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | March 31, 2024
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The Lord meets Samuel in his grief and doesn't let him stay there. Graciously we see how God calls Samuel to worship, to seek the next king who isn't like Saul, whom man saw the outside appearance and loved, but who is faithful in the heart where God sees. The Lord is providing for His people a new and better king in David, a man who points us to t…
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A King and a Kingdom | The Way of Me | 1 Samuel 15:10-35 | March 24, 2024
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Saul continues to be disobedient to the Lord in his self seeking kingship. In honoring himself and raising a monument to his own glory, Saul has neglected following after the True King of Israel, and God is grieved by his unfaithfulness. The way of Saul has led to his downfall and the throne is now opened for a new king.…
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A King and a Kingdom | Unfaithful Success | 1 Samuel 15:1-9 | March 17, 2024
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There is a tension to the reality that God is actively working in history, and that history is still a mess. This passage shows us that even in the chaos of life, God still speaks His word, God still sees what's happening, and God still scorns what's sinful. And beyond that, as His children, God still calls our names.…
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A King and a Kingdom | A Heart Apart from God | 1 Samuel 13:8-23 | March 10, 2024
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Saul has disobeyed Samuel, the prophet and voice of the Lord, by making an unlawful sacrifice. In doing so he has lost the throne and come under a great consequence for his sin. The Lord doesn't allow for sin to go unpunished but thanks be to God who sent His Son, the True King, to be completely obedient to the Lord for us.…
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A King and A Kingdom | Motivated By Mercy | 1 Samuel 13:8-23 | March 3, 2024
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Saul is the first king of Israel, a handsome man that fits the external requirements of royalty, but falls short internally. As he fails to complete a task given to him by his father, Saul then meets Samuel who instructs him in what the Lord has said, that he would be king. Even though Saul won't be the king Israel needs, and even though the people…
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A King and a Kingdom | Rejecting the Reign of the Lord | 1 Samuel 8:1-9 | February 25, 2024
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Things were going well for Israel in the younger days of Samuel, with Ebenezer being a symbol to the people of God of His steadfastness and strength. But as life goes, Samuel gets older, puts his unfaithful sons in positions of power, and soon the Israelites seek to be just like their neighboring nations; desiring an earthly king. The Lord grants t…
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A King and a Kingdom | Rejoicing in a Great Salvation | 1 Samuel 2:1-11 | February 18, 2024
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Hannah models for us how to pray in that she rejoices in her Lord. By rejoicing in the Lord's deliverance, in His holiness, as He carries us through our weaknesses, and as He preserves us by grace Hannah has prayed an honest and meaningful prayer of adoration and thanksgiving. This salvation that Christians have in Christ prompts us to be a prayerf…
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A King and a Kingdom | A Heart of Worship | 1 Samuel 1:21-28 | February 11, 2024
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Samuel is born to an imperfect family but they do prioritize something that's of utmost importance; worship. Hannah has communicated her vow to her husband, he has supported her and encourages her to allow the Lord to establish His word. This family's right choices impacts their next generation as we will see Samuel benefit from their lifestyle.…
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A King and a Kingdom | 1 Samuel 1:1-20 | Stumbling Out the Gate | February 4, 2024
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The prophet Samuel was born to a broken family, just like all of us are. His mother Hannah, dealt with guilt and shame from being barren, but upon honest humble prayer she was remembered by the Lord who loves her.
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Generous | The Legacy of Love | John 3:9-17 | January 28, 2024
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As Jesus does in all of His teaching, His desire is not just to treat the symptoms, but to get to the heart. And as a measure of grace, He comes and meets us in our blind spots, He meets us with a promised deliverance, and He meets us with a legacy of love.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church | Adam Williams
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Generous | The Lead of Love | 1 Timothy 6:6-10 | January 21, 2024
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A heart full of discontentment is the result of loving money. We not only forget about who we are but we forget about our Savior and the eternity which we now live in through His righteousness. Our identity must be that of Christ, to trust and rely on the Lord in all things as He provides for us. Being wise and discerning with money is good, but it…
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Generous | The Peril of Prosperity | Luke 18:18-30 | January 14, 2024
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The rich young ruler doesn't have a money problem but rather a heart problem. Jesus already knows the situation before it arises and He warns the ruler of the dangers of prosperity and holding our desires and comforts so closely to money. Ultimately the Lord wants our heart and to steward our entire lives for His will and glory, not for ourselves.…
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Generous | A Kingdom Identity | Matthew 6:24-33 | January 7, 2024
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Trust and faith in the Lord push back against anxiety and worry. Stewarding all aspects of our lives, Christians are called to lean on their Savior who cares deeply for them and will meet all of their needs.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church | Adam Williams
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Joyful Endurance | 2023 Verse of the Year | Romans 12:12 | December 31, 2023
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Christians are justified, adopted, forgiven, made clean, set free, and secured in the salvation of Jesus Christ. So Paul gives us instructions, marks of a true Christian, that we pursue in our sanctification until glory. Thinking back on what's already been accomplished by our loving Savior we move forward and walk by faith as we rejoice in hope, a…
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Rumors of Light | Something Alive | John 8:12-20 | December 24, 2023
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Jesus is the light that has come into the darkness. The promise for all who believe in Him is that they will no longer walk in darkness, but in the light. This life of hope now shines into a desperate world and proclaims the excellencies of Him who called us out of such darkness and into His marvelous light.…
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Rumors of Light | Something Sent | Philippians 2:12-18 | Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
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Christians are the light of the world here and now because of our union with Christ. Our witness shines the gospel into the world in which our Savior created and walked. This is His chosen way of life for His people and one that gives us courage as He helps us each and every step of the way.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Rumors of Light | Something Bright | Matthew 2:1-12 | December 17, 2023
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Christ came in to the world, not in grandeur or with great fanfare, but into normal life. This is precisely where the Lord meets His people, in the ordinary. For the wise men to recognize the star and visit Herod meant they left normal life behind to pursue the One the prophets foretold. The same is required of believers today, to respond to this b…
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Rumors of Light | Something Great | Isaiah 8:9-9:7 | December 10, 2023
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Everyone is born into sin, the gloomy darkness but Christ has come and the light is shining into the darkness. Isaiah acknowledges the anxious and worrisome with strong language, that rather than fearing the world and the possibilities of worst case scenarios, we are to fear the Lord. He is ultimate and mighty, the Prince of Peace and Everlasting F…
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Rumors of Light | Something Spoken | Genesis 1:1-5 | December 3, 2023
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God makes a declaration in the first moments of creation with His first words being, "Let there be light." Advent always starts in darkness but the light has come into the world and the darkness has not, will not, and cannot overcome it. This rumor of light is Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Deity, coming to fulfill His promise of redemption from all e…
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Deeper Grace | Preparing for the Day of the Lord | 2 Peter 3:17-18 | November 26, 2023
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Peter closes out his second letter with specific instructions for the church. As we continue to faithfully follow after Christ we are to be on guard and rooted in the Truth so that we don't fall into lawless living. Until Christ comes again we are to grow in grace and knowledge of Him who is our Savior.…
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Deeper Grace | This Type of People | 2 Peter 3:11-16 | November 19, 2023
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Holy living won't just happen in the believer. Jesus demonstrates for us how to live a holy and sacrificial life, one of witness to the world as we join Him in His ultimate plan of redemption. It's His will that is being done through His sanctifying people who must trust in Him and wage war against the sin in our hearts.…
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Deeper Grace | Unbound and Unhidden | 2 Peter 3:8-10 | November 12, 2023
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Peter has established the importance of his letter, that believers would remember the gospel and stand firm in the face of scoffers and false teachers. The Lord is patient and steadfast towards His people and will judge the world justly. Being outside of time He is greater and grander than all else, deserving of our adoration and praise.…
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Deeper Grace | Not Quite Yet | 2 Peter 3:1-7 | November 5, 2023
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As Peter begins to conclude his final letter he shifts the focus back to his main point; to encourage believers to remember the gospel. Jesus is coming back despite what scoffers say and the hope is for Christians today and until the Last Day when our faith and hope become sight and reality.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Deeper Grace | Certified Rotten | 2 Peter 2:10-22 | October 29, 2023
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The way of the world is the way of greater angst, anxiety, and ultimately fear. It's a pathway of always walking and never arriving. But what Jesus offers us is something greater. He offers us the way, the truth, and the life.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church | Adam Williams
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Deeper Grace | Delivery out of Dissonance | 2 Peter 2:1-10 | October 22, 2023
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Peter continues to emphasize the importance of knowing truth versus false teaching. God has consistently dealt with the righteous in grace and love while judging the wicked, keeping a remnant for Himself. Believers today can rest in Him knowing that it is Christ's righteousness that seals us forever in eternal life, while false teachers and the wic…
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Deeper Grace | The Trustworthy Word | 2 Peter 1:16-21 | October 15, 2023
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The eye witness accounts of Peter are unreasonable, though he would have no reason to lie. But the apostle doesn't say "Take my word for it." but rather claims that the Old Testament prophets have been pointing to the very person and moment he is talking about; that Jesus has come and His Word is to be trusted completely.…
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Deeper Grace | Legacy of Love | 2 Peter 1:12-15 | October 8, 2023
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Peter understands his calling to love believers and is encouraging them to remember the truths of the gospel even after he is gone. The legacy of a Christian is a life of love towards one another, one that points to Christ.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Deeper Grace | Cultivated Faith | 2 Peter 1:5-11 | October 1, 2023
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Faith is expressed in faithfulness. For Peter to encourage believers he points them to what faith becomes, not that we would be blind and ineffective in this life, but that our faith would lead to virtue, knowledge of God, steadfastness, brotherly affection, and most importantly - love.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Deeper Grace | The Godward Life | 2 Peter 1:3-4 | September 24, 2023
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Identity of a Christian cannot be separated from the knowledge of God. The life of godliness as a gift involves knowing the Lord who has revealed Himself to us, as well as revealing ourselves to Him. Through His covenant promises He has demonstrated His love and made us partakers of the divine nature; and Christians are called to such an excellent …
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Deeper Grace | Deeper Grace | 2 Peter 1:1-2 | September 17, 2023
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Peter begins this letter both with an identity and a goal. He has been saved into servitude of the Lord and at the same time is focused on multiplying grace and peace to all believers who stand equally at the foot of the cross.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | Beautiful Tension | Psalm 40 | September 10, 2023
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Walking in grace, understanding the call to obedience, and understanding our failure to do it perfectly...it doesn't crush us...but it compels us, and it points us back to our Savior.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | A Pilgrim Pathway | Psalm 133 | September 3, 2023
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Christianity is not an individual faith. The Lord saves His people to a family that is the Church. Therefore unity in the body of Christ is utmost, that the light of the gospel would shine through us as we are together and loving one another.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | The Glory Due His Name | Psalm 29 | August 27, 2023
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God is all powerful, fully of glory and unmatched in holiness. Believers are to rest in the One who is greater than all and, with full and gladdened hearts, to recognize and acknowledge God is who He says He is; the King.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | Consecrated Confidence | Psalm 27 | August 20, 2023
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Emotions don't change the gospel. For David, confidence in His God is rooted in what is true and not in his feelings or circumstance. Because of His great love towards us, we have a Good Shepherd who came to dwell with us and never forsake us.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | Unabridged Trust | Psalm 21 | August 13, 2023
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Remembering the covenant promises of God we look back at what He's done with unabridged trust, as well as into the future of glory. Christians have many reasons to rejoice because Christ has the victory and enables us to live in love as the assembly of the Church.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | The Path of Life | Psalm 16 | August 6, 2023
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A psalm that expresses the humble heart of King David challenges believers today with the question, "Is the Lord always before me?" In a world full of distractions, anxiety and heartbreak, Christians are to cling to the gospel and to Christ as they walk the path of life in Him.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Streams of Mercy | Sustained In It All | Psalm 3 | July 30, 2023
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The call of Psalm 3 is not just to express trust. That's easy. It's easy to say that we trust. But it's a whole different animal to actually trust. And that's the message of Psalm 3. It's to trust that the Lord both can and will meet us in it all...that He can and will sustain us in it all.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church | Adam Williams
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Streams of Mercy | The Way of the Lord | Psalm 1 | July 23, 2023
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Stepping through the gateway to the Psalms, we're presented with a picture of the reality of life in all its genuine simplicity, seeing how there are, in the end, Two Ways, Two Peoples, and Two Destinies.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church | Adam Williams
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Living Stones | Hope's Perspective | 1 Peter 5:8-14 | July 16, 2023
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As we look forward to Christ coming again, Peter encourages Christians to stand firm in the faith and be sober-minded. Believers have an adversary and therefore we must be united as the Church, leaning on one another and Christ. The future hope of restoration, confirmation, strength, and establishment fuels us towards the love of God and one anothe…
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Living Stones | Scary Reliance | 1 Peter 5:5-7 | July 9, 2023
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We are reminded of the heart of God in 1 Peter 5:5-7, that we as His children cast our anxieties on Him because He cares for us. In humility and under the mighty hand of God we faithfully follow after Him, knowing that our Heavenly Father will never let us go.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Living Stones | Gospel Eldership | 1 Peter 5:1-4 | July 2, 2023
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As we sojourn in this life as Christians we aren't left to figure it out alone, but God gifts His church with elders, shepherds of the flock, who are visible reminders of God's faithfulness and guidance. Elders are called to a high calling and therefore Peter instructs the church the importance of knowing what they are to be, as well as encourages …
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Living Stones | Joy at the Margins | 1 Peter 4:12-19 | June 25, 2023
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As beloved children of God we are promised blessings, not as a result of our good works, but in ways that point us back and draw us closer to our Creator. In every circumstance Christians have assurance of salvation and hope in Christ.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church
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Living Stones | Gifted to Serve | 1 Peter 4:7-11 | June 18, 2023
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All Christians are called to be hospitable, to love earnestly and to pray; but Peter also reminds us of our spiritual gifts that make us unique. These gifts are to steward God's grace to one another, making the Church a beautiful picture of community and the gospel as we serve in these last days, awaiting the return of the King.…
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Living Stones | Five Rules for Christian Suffering | 1 Peter 4:1-6 | June 11, 2023
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What does it look like when Christians endure suffering in the world? And how are we meant to respond? Peter gives us answers to those questions.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church - Henry Bolin
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Living Stones | The Righteous for the Unrighteous | 1 Peter 3:18-22 | June 4, 2023
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In one of the most mysterious passages of the New Testament, Peter is encouraging believers in their new creation identity and mission to focus on what we know in Christ. This fuels the Church to move forward by faith and hope where one day those are of the past and only heavenly glory in the presence of the Lord remains.…
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Living Stones | Unveiled Hope | 1 Peter 3:13-17 | May 28, 2023
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We have been born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is the basis from which all Christian hope flows, that our God keeps His promises. So, our hope isn't in ourselves, or in our faith, but in His faithfulness.Bởi Rivercrest Presbyterian Church | Adam Williams
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Living Stones | Called to be Contrary | 1 Peter 3:8-12 | May 21, 2023
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The people of God are called to unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart and a humble mind. Towards one another this is edifying and an encouragement as we are lights in this world, but Peter also calls us to engage with the evil in the world. Though it is not easy, by blessing those who are evil to us we proclaim a powerful witness …
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