1 Peter
November 24 – 1 Peter 5:1-14
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: God’s people are called to Christ-like humility, produced in them by God’s active grace which also enables them to stand firm in their faith. We’re at the end of 1 Peter, which means Advent (and Christmas!) are right around...
November 17 – 1 Peter 4:1-19
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Entrusting ourselves to God even when we suffer for following Jesus. Right away you’ll see the connection in this passage to the one last week; here Peter continues to discuss how followers of Jesus can think about and...
What are the “spirits in prison” in 1 Peter 3:19?
You’re not alone if that passage leaves you scratching your head—Martin Luther said, “I still do not know what the apostle meant.” Below you’ll find some discussion, but here’s the short answer: while there’s no solid scholarly consensus on the matter, thankfully there’s quite a bit we can say for sure in the passage’s surrounding context. That being said, let’s get into it.
November 10 – 1 Peter 3:8-22
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: The hope we have in Christ enables us to remain faithful to our God even when it’s most costly. The past two weeks we had some difficult stuff on politics and wives submitting to husbands. This week the passage trades...
Talking about politics in CG (?)
It’s tough times out there, politically speaking, and tough to know how to speak about politics without getting it terribly wrong. However, Vintage turned to 1 Peter this fall because we knew God could use it to counsel us through this…
November 3 – 1 Peter 2:18-3:7
Back to all discussion guides → This week we’ve got a passage that will take some care to sort through, but it’ll be worth it—personally I’ve found that the thorniest passages often bear the most fruit. Last week, in 1 Peter 2:13, Peter started laying out something...
October 27 – 1 Peter 2:11-17
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: A life built on Jesus points others to him, even in political engagement. The next few weeks will provide some interesting and sometimes challenging content for discussion. This week, just one week shy of the election,...
October 20 – 1 Peter 1:22-2:10
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: A life built on Jesus requires growth in holiness. Next week we’ll get into some of Peter’s more pointed counsel for specific situations, but this week we’re continuing with last week’s more general topic of holiness. We’ll...
October 13 – 1 Peter 1:13-21
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Hope in the gospel of Christ leads to holy living. Holiness isn’t the sexiest topic in the world, but at least according to the Apostle Peter holiness is a prime subject of Christian living. As 1 Peter 1:13-21 will explain,...
October 6 – 1 Peter 1:1-12
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Hope in our salvation—both immediate hope in salvation now and future hope in the return of Christ—enables us to endure suffering. Starting this week, we’ll be spending eight weeks going verse-by-verse through the letter of...