Sermons by Mark Kernan
The Privilege of Our Hope
Text: 1 Peter 1:10-12
Main Idea: Christians enjoy the highest privilege, in that, our salvation is the fulfillment of God’s OT promises through his prophets.
The Confirmation of Our Hope
Text: 1 Peter 1:8-9
Main Point: True faith is marked by an ever-imperfect but ever-growing love for Jesus, trust in Jesus, and enjoyment of Jesus.
The Challenge To Our Hope
Text: 1 Peter 1:6-7
Main Point: God uses our suffering to strengthen our faith and hope in him.
The Certainty of Our Hope (Part 2)
Text: 1 Peter 1:3-5
Main Point: Assurance of salvation requires more than a temporary period of personal faith and faithfulness.
The Certainty of Our Hope (part 1)
Text: 1 Peter 1:3-5
Main Idea: Our future salvation is firmly anchored in God’s active work on our behalf.
The Foundation of Our Hope
Text: 1 Peter 1:3
Main Point: It is impossible to truly delight in God and experience the promises of God apart from the “New Birth” that comes from God.
Elect Exiles
Text: 1 Peter 1:1-2
Main Idea: Christian, no matter what happens to you in this life, God loves you more than you can possibly imagine.
The Word: God Rejected and Accepted
Text: John 1:6-13
Main Idea: The eternal Word came into the world so that any human being can become a child of God through faith.
From Protest to Praise
Text: Habakkuk 3:1–19
Main Idea: God’s promises of preserving grace and future deliverance are firmly anchored in his record of faithfulness past.
Taste And See That The Lord Is Good
Text: Psalm 34
Main Point: Thanksgiving magnifies God’s faithfulness and motivates the faithful to rightly fear him.