“Depths of our sin, Heights of His Mercy” – A message from Psalms 36, which looks at the depths of wickedness to which men’s hearts can sink, and the great heights of mercy the Lord shows to those who come to Him.

Psalms 15 raises the question of who may have close fellowship with the Lord. Then it describes the high level of righteous character that is necessary in the way we live. And we learn what we as Christians should be like, and can be, in Christ, since we also see how He passed that test with flying colors, on our behalf. In the end you will worship Him and call upon His name to become more like Him than before. So His promise of close fellowship with Him is kept, right here and now.

1 Peter 4:1-11 helps us a Christians born again to a living hope to know how to stand in righteousness in our behavior, even against great pressure from the world. We learn to stand together in the strength the Lord provides. He is glorified, and our future rewards are secured.

Living Hope III: Love one another, Love the word

1 Peter 1:22-2:3 shows us how those born again to a living hope need to grow up in our salvation through feeding on the word of God and loving each other fervently. We were born not to stay infants but to become what God made us to be. This passage teaches us how.