Exiles: A 4-week series on the book of 1 Peter.

• Sermon Text: 1 Peter

• Series Description: Exclusion can be wounding. The mere memory of being unaccepted or viewed as an outcast stirs up painful feelings in all of us. This was not a foreign concept to the audience of 1 Peter. Written to a group of Christians facing opposition and discrimination for their faith, the Apostle Peter reminds them of the living hope present in Christ. It is this living hope that crafts an unshakeable new identity, and impacts the way they engage with one another and a society that pushed them to the fringes. As modern day followers of Jesus, this book reshapes our understanding of what it means to live from the overflow of hope in Christ as we live as exiled people in an increasingly hostile society.