It is our belief that the preaching of the Word of God is a vital component of Christian worship. New Hope preaching is exegetical in nature, meaning that each sermon will be tied to a specific biblical text. Preaching series will vary in content from expositional studies of individual books in the bible, to topical series that will jump around the biblical narrative from week to week.
It’s strongly encouraged that congregants spend time in the passage for the coming Sunday in their devotional time during the preceding week.
The book of 1st Peter was likely written in the final years of Peter’s life. This was Simon-Peter, called to ministry by Jesus himself, a witness of the resurrection, and a leader of the church from day one. His words in this letter are written on the precipice of severe persecution. Things are about to get rough for the church and Peter wants them to be prepared. The 21st century is very different from the 1st century. Still, Peter’s words are a compelling encouragement to how we can live out the way of Jesus even in the midst of trials. Our call isn’t just to tread water. Our call is to live lives of enduring expectation.
