A curated series inside The Grove Community Church Podcast.
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Throughout our study of 1 Peter, we have become acutely aware that living the Christian life often means that we will experience suffering. The suffering we face can cause us to doubt and become tempted to walk away from the faith in hopes that things wil
Apr 21, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
The devil seeks to devour and destroy Christians. Thankfully for us, we have been given strategies to use against the devil. Listen along as Pastor Craig unpacks these four strategies of spiritual warfare.
Apr 16, 2024 9:46 AM America/Chicago
Pride is many of us either struggle with or have struggled with in some capacity. Pride isn't always thinking too highly of yourself, it can also be thinking to lowly of yourself. Like weeds in a yard or garden pride, whichever form it takes, can be hard
Apr 7, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
As Peter starts to wrap up his first letter to the church, he gives special instructions to the Elders of the church. These instructions lay out how an elder is supposed to lead the body of Christ. However, these principles can be applied to other positio
Mar 17, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
So far in 1 Peter we have talked a lot about suffering, but we haven't focused yet on how we should feel about suffering on an emotional level, or what to then know about suffering in that context. Listen along to find what we should feel about suffering,
Mar 10, 2024 6:00 AM America/Chicago
When it comes to the body of Christ, we all have a spiritual gift given to us from God. Building on the previous verses talking about our need for urgency, Peter now tells us how we can accomplish the things we need to; through our spiritual gifts.
Mar 3, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
As Christians we should have a strong sense of urgency because we know this world will not last forever and that it is not our home. But what should we feel urgency for? In these three verses Peter says that we should be urgent in praying, loving, and hos
Feb 25, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
We all have things in our past that can be tempting to return to. Sin can sometimes seem attractive. However Jesus has made a way for us to leave behind sin and walk with him. Listen along to discover how we can leave our past behind.
Feb 18, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
We now come back to our study of the book of 1 Peter. Today, Dr. Timothy Ralston guides us back into this study by explaining three reasons Peter gives as to why we as Christians should do good despite suffering for that good.
Nov 12, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
What is a successful church? Some people measure this with numbers, others by the influence the church has on the community and beyond. However, God measures by faithfulness. In this passage of 1 Peter 3:8-17, Peter will tell us what we are to be faithful
Nov 5, 2023 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Marriage can be a beautiful thing when Christ is the center of it. But how is this done? What does this look like? Peter has instructions for both wives and husbands within a marriage to help with this. Listen along as Pastor Craig leads us through 1 Pete
Oct 29, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Sometimes our natural reaction when we are wronged is to seek retaliation or revenge. However, that is not the reaction Jesus had when he was wronged, and it's not the reaction he calls us to have. Listen along as we learn how we should act and react when
Oct 15, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
As we move through our 1 Peter study, this week we look at the command to submit to government and authority found in chapter 2. verses 13-17. This isn't always an easy thing to do. However, submission to authority has been ordained by God, and when we do
Oct 8, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
We live in a pressure filled world, and that pressure threatens our peace. The encouragement that Peter gave to the first century church while they were experiencing pressure is applicable still in the twenty-first century. In verses 1-12 of 1 Peter chapt
Sep 24, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
Hope comes with our salvation, and it is everywhere. Because of what Christ did for us we have a future hope, a present hope, and a past hope. Listen along as we discover what all this hope means.
Sep 17, 2023 6:00 AM America/Chicago
This week Pastor Craig starts a new sermon series going through the book of 1 Peter. This book is extremely relevant to our times. We are living in a post-christian, post-covid world, and we find ourselves questioning how we remain faithful while living i