11/30/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – The Temptation to resist guidance (v. 5) The Temptation to focus on self (v. 5) The Temptation to doubt God’s timing (vv. 6-7) The Temptation to drop our guard (vv. 8-9) The Temptation to lose heart (vv. 10-11)

11/23/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – The Temptation to Resist Guidance (5.5) The Temptation to Focus on Self (5.5) The Temptation to Doubt God’s Timing (5.6–7) The Temptation to Drop Our Guard (5.8–9) The Temptation to Lose Heart (5.10–11                                                                                 Suffering often stirs up pride, fear, and discouragement, but Peter teaches us that by getting our focus off ourselves… read more

11/02/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – Follow the Pattern Set Before You (5.1) Shepherd the People by God’s Design (5.2–3) Remember the Prize that Awaits You (5.4) Summary: Peter exhorts church elders to follow Christ’s example by shepherding God’s flock with willing, humble, and exemplary care, sustained by the hope of receiving an unfading crown of glory from the Chief Shepherd at His appearing.

10/12/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – Suffering Is Not Strange (4.12) Suffering Identifies us with Christ (4.13–14) Suffering Must Be Righteous (4.15–16) Suffering Prepares God’s Judgment (4.17–18) Suffering Requires Trust (4.19) Summary: Believers can respond to suffering with joy, when they realize that suffering for Christ is the divinely appointed means by which God refines His people’s faith and proves their fellowship with Christ.

10/05/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – Pray More Seriously (v. 7) Love More Deeply (v. 8) Welcome More Freely (v. 9) Serve More Faithfully (vv.10–11) Glorify God More Fully (v. 11) Summary: Because the end is near, believers must be sober, prayerful, loving, hospitable, and faithful stewards of God’s grace, so that God may be glorified in Christ forever.

09/28/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – The Break With Sin (vv. 1–2) The Burden of the Past (v. 3) The Backlash of the World (vv. 4–5) The Blessing of Eternal Life (v. 6) Summary: Our present suffering is evidence of a decisive break with sin, confirmation of both our union with Christ and our pathway toward eternal life.

09/21/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – 1. He Provided Us With Access to God (v. 18) 2. He Proclaimed His Triumph to Rebellious Spirits (vv. 19–20a) 3. He Perfected the Pattern of Salvation (vv. 20b–21) 4. He Puts Evil Powers Under His Authority (v. 22) Summary: Through His work, Christ secured an unshakable hope for believers, showing that sin is forgiven, salvation is accomplished, and every power is subject to Him.

09/14/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – 1. Be Zealous for What Is Good (v. 13) 2. Be Fearless in the Face of Suffering (v. 14) 3. Be Confident in the Lord’s Sovereignty (v. 15) 4. Be Faithful When Falsely Accused (vv. 16-17)

09/07/2025 – Sunday Sermon – Shane Koehler – Cultivate harmony with God’s People (v. 8) Resist retaliation towards Hostility (v. 9) Pursue righteousness in word and deed (vv. 10–11) Live in Light of God’s Gaze (v. 12) Summary: True joy in life is not found in wealth or in a world that always treats us fairly, but in trusting God’s providence and living for His priorities.