Membership in the Church

The idea of church membership is fading. Many churches are doing away with it altogether. Many people see it as nothing more than a bureaucratic tool for keeping track of […]

Have This Type of Attitude

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

Two people who are concerned for you: God and Satan → very clearly seen in 1 Peter 5:6-11. One thing I want you to internalize from this sermon is that […]

Roles and Relationships in the Church

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

The way we relate to each other in the church, Pastors and members, younger or older, hinges on our relationship with Jesus. So, whatever role God’s given you in the […]

Suffering: The Way of a Christian

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

We see throughout the Scriptures a reminder that if a person turns from their sins and trusts in Jesus they will experience suffering. In fact, Peter tells us this shouldn’t […]

Remember God’s Grace and Live Accordingly

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

As believers in the gospel of Jesus and recipients of God’s grace, we’re expected to live accordingly. Part of our living accordingly is abstaining from sinful behavior (living self-controlled lives), […]

Strength for Suffering

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

When the cultural powers stack the deck against the people of God, as they were beginning to do in Peter’s day, how do we live and walk every day with […]

Submission: The Way of a Christian

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

In a world being ravaged by sin, and feeling the pain of God’s design forsaken, believing wives/husbands have the opportunity to demonstrate what true human flourishing looks like in the […]

Submission: The Way of a Jesus Follower

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

All authority comes from God and disobedience to those authorities is an insult to God WHO is the ground/foundation of authority…he gives us a fixed principle AND then Peter takes […]

Beautiful, Ordinary Lives

Ahwatukee Church, the Book of 1 Peter

The conflict in the Christian life is not first and foremost with the culture around us, it’s with the inner self. It’s not our evangelistic events that draw people to […]