The Living Stone ~ 8/11/13 ~ PM

The Living Stone

1Pe 2:6-8

8/11/13

I. Determining The Value Of The Living Stone

  A. The Living Stone came ______ ________.

  B. The Living Stone is ________.

  C. The Living Stone is __________.

  D. The Living Stone is __ _____________.

II. The Living Stone’s Great Value Applied

  A. To __________-

    1. Believers will not be ____________.

    2. Believers ___________ the value.

  B. To _____________-

    1. Unbelief equals ___________.

    2. Jesus is a __________ ______.

    3. The result is _____________.

Christian Exhortations Pt 1 ~ Chad Fatula Sermon ~ PM 4/14/13

Christian Exhortations: Pt 1

Faithfulness & Holiness

1Pe 1:13-16

I. Prepared for the present.

A. Get ready to _______.

B. Have a ________ ________.

C. Have a ________ ________.

II. Forgetting the past.

A. We must be _____ ______ _____.

B. We can’t be _____ ______ _____.

III. Striving for the future.

A. We have been ________.

B. We must _______ God, not _____ god.

The Secret Rapture? ~ Chad Fatula ~ 3/10/13 PM

The Secret Rapture???

1Pe 1:7

I. What it isn’t.

    A. It is not a secret.

    B. It is not one of several chances.

II. What it is.

    A. Parousia means coming.

    B. Epiphanoia means appearing.

    C. Apokalupsis means revelation.

During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives: On May 19th, 1780, aka “New England’s Dark Day, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the representatives, glancing out the windows, feared the end was at hand. Quelling a clamor for immediate adjournment, Davenport rose and said, "The Day of Judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. Therefore, I wish that candles be brought." Rather than fearing what is to come, we are to be faithful till Christ returns. Instead of fearing the dark, we're to be lights as we watch and wait.

Hope for the Future Part 2 ~ Chad Fatula ~ 3/3/13 PM

Hope For The Future, Patience In Trial, 

And Strength In Sufferings : Pt 2

The Actions of the Son

1Pe 1:6-9

I. Joy and Trials

    A. Rejoicing in the Father’s functions.

    B. We may face trials.

II. Trial and Christ

    A. The purpose of trials.

    B. What is truly precious?

    C. The result of trials.

III. Loving Christ

IV. Christ’s Activities

The Functions of The Father ~ Chad Fatula Sermon ~ 2/24/13 PM

Hope For The Future, Patience In Trial, And 

Strength In Sufferings : Pt 1

The Functions of the Father

1Pe 1:3-5

I. Who God Is

II. What God Does

     A. God’s mercy causes us to…

         1. be born again.

         2. have a living hope.

         3. receive an inheritance.

III. A Different Inheritance

    A. It is imperishable.

    B. It is undefiled.

    C. It will not fade away.

IV. The Security Of The Inheritance

    A. It is protected.

    B. Protected by God’s power.

    C. Protected through faith.

    D. For a salvation.

Greeting and Salutations ~ 1 Peter ~ Chad Fatula Sermon ~ PM ~ 2/10/13

Greeting and Salutations

1Peter 1:1-2

I. The greeting

   A. The author of the epistle.

   B. The recipients of the epistle.

   C. Who are the chosen?

 

   D. Two sides of being chosen.

       1. Heavenly Side

       2. Humanly Side

II. The salutation

     A. This is actually a prayer.

Have you ever felt left out because of your Christianity? A friend’s dirty joke or conversation, a science class that teaches evolution, or showing integrity at work when others chose not to are all common ways we are left out. A Christian can live courageously in a world that doesn’t want them because God does!