REFLECTION: 1 Peter 3:8-22 “Our Christian Witness” When people are wondering whether Jesus could be their saviour or their help, they look firstly at us to see what a difference following Jesus makes in our lives. People will judge Christian faith based on the lifestyle, actions and behaviours that we exhibit. Our everyday decisions in life might be what might bring someone to follow Jesus, or to turn them away. Peter urges his readers to be faithful in their witness as they live their...

REFLECTION: 1 Peter 2:11-25 “Living as God’s people in the World” What does it mean in our daily living to live as God’s holy people in the world? It means turning from some things that we shouldn‘t do that dishonour God. It means learning submission and obedience to Christ our King. It will often involve being misunderstood and persecuted and we may suffer for following Christ. But it also means living with the living hope of Salvation, knowing that Christ himself bore our sins in his body...

REFLECTION: 1 Peter 2:1-10 “Living as God’s Own People” Following Christ is like a new beginning, a re-birth, a starting again from scratch. What we were before is all changed. We are a new creation in Christ! Once we were in darkness, now we walk in the light of God. Once we were distant from God. Now we are his people. God has called us into his family and this require a big change in us. As He himself is holy, so he calls us also to be holy. This is what we saw last week in 1 Peter 1. Now...