We’re talking about Honoring Marriage this weekend. I’m excited to let you know that Kimberly Thompson, my wife of 33 years, will be sharing her experience with me as her husband. You won’t want to miss her message that is part of our summer series on how to stand firm and have hope in times of despair and hopelessness. Our Dare to Hope series will take us on a verse-by-verse journey through the New Testament book of 1 Peter. He wrote to people who were exiles and outcasts because of their faith in Jesus. His purpose was to embolden them to stand strong in the face of adversity and opposition and to live as people of enduring hope. Grab your Bible, join us for this series, and learn how to be a hope-filled counter-cultural.
Rather than blending in and accepting the values of the culture around us, God calls us to live differently by trusting and obeying Him. He calls us to stand against the flow of culture. When we do, we may experience ridicule, marginalization, and possibly even suffering and persecution. At the same time, we have the promise that even though things may be difficult, we can also experience joy, purpose, and hope.
Make sure to bring your Bible with you this Sunday as we walk verse-by-verse through 1 Peter 3:1-7. Every person, whether married or not, will be able to learn from these words written by the Apostle Peter. I want to encourage you to think of someone in your world who could use help with their marriage or who is carrying pain because of the way their marriage is working out or didn’t work out and invite them to join us on Sunday.
I love you and can’t wait to see what God does in our church and for our community this Sunday.
Here are the links you’ll need to prepare for Sunday’s Service:
Joyfully living on mission in intimacy with Jesus and others,
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