1 Peter: Persecution and Sanctification

All Christians suffer some kind of persecution. Peter has been describing how we are to handle that experience. In this text he has an interesting application: how does suffering persecution help us overcome sin??

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1 Peter 4:1-6,5:1,3:14-17,2:20-21,3:9,2:23
2 Timothy 3:12
Acts 5:41

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is the mindset we are to arm ourselves with?
• What affect does such an arming have on the person in terms of their relationship with sin?
• Did people party in Peter's day like today?
• What is the draw?
• What is the danger?
• How did suffering persecution help them resist that draw?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Hebrews: Are You Strong Enough?

What if your daughter was kidnapped and converted to Islam as happened to some in Africa recently? What if you were jailed for your faith for decades? What if you were chased out of your country and had to live as a refugee in a foreign land for the rest of your life? Would you still keep your faith? Are we that strong? Well, no, we are not in ourselves. But the Bible explains how we can get all we need to face trials and be more than conquerors!! That is what we are going to discover in this study of Hebrews.

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Hebrews 4:11-5:11

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

1 Peter: Christ, Noah, and Living in a Hostile World

Peter has a pastor's heart and he is concerned that as the believers are suffering for their faith that they do not grow discouraged or bitter. He appeals to Jesus and Noah as examples of how we should live.

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1 Peter 3:8-22,2:20-23,4:1,4:4,4:12-14
2 Peter 3:16,2:4-9
Luke 23:43,23:46
Hebrews 9:27-28
2 Timothy 3:12
Romans 12:17,1:4,8:11
John 10:16
Ephesians 2:17
Hebrews 11:7
1 Corinthians 1:13-17
Matthew 23:37

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• In what ways do Christians suffer in the world?
• Why did Peter point to Jesus as our role model in how to handle this?
• And also Noah?
• How does God not want us to respond to unjust suffering?
• How does He want us to respond?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Why do Good People Need Christ?

We will seek to answer a question many ask that goes like this: I have this neighbor and he is the nicest guy: honest, hard working, good husband and dad, baseball coach... and he will give you anything... but he doesn't want anything to do with God. Why does he need Christ... or would God really send someone like that to Hell?"

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Acts 15:8-18,17:16-33,14:17
Romans 1:18-23,2:4,1:21,1:23,1:25,1:28,1:30,1:32,3:10-11,3:18,5:10,8:7

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• So what did we learn today about Good people and their need for Christ?
• What is their sin?
• Why is that sin so bad?
• What did we learn from the beginning illustration concerning the big manor and lands you own and the person who uses it but doesn't like you?
• Who do we know that this describes?
• What should we be doing for that person?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

1 Peter: A Surprising People and Their Unexpected Response

Why is it so hard to follow God's commands to turn the other cheek, to not speak evil about those who do it to us or to not seek revenge? We will look at this as we continue through Peter. What is really amazing is how our response to such circumstances tells us and the world a lot about the Kingdom of God.

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Matthew 5:38-48,5:10-12
Romans 12:17-21
1 Peter 3:8-17,4:4,2:20-23,1:6-7
Proverbs 15:1
Acts 5:41
Isaiah 8:11-15

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is your first reaction when people are mean to you or say bad things about you?
• What does the Bible tell us about how we are supposed to respond?
• What encouragements does Peter give to help us do the right thing?
• Why is our response both shocking to the world and important for them to see?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA