Text: 1 Peter 2:11-12 | Listen to Message The Christian life is often characterized as a life of faith, a life of love, a life of holiness, or a life of obedience, but when’s the last time you heard someone describe the Christian life as a life of beauty? Are Christians – especially morally conservative Christians – more concerned with being “right” than with living attractive, winsome, beautiful lives? And, if so, at what cost? Let me come at this from another angle. What words do non-Christians use to describe Christians these days? If we honest, we’re accustomed to hearing words...

Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10 | Listen to Message What’s the unrelenting story you tell yourself about yourself? What’s the narrative that plays over and over again in your mind? Maybe it’s something negative and self-deprecating, like: “I’m a dirty, rotten sinner.” “I’m a failure, a loser, a nobody.” “I’m unlovable, worthless pond scum.” “I’m a victim.”   Or maybe it’s something positive and self-affirming, like: “I’m awesome.” “I’m successful, I’m really good at what I do.” “I’m important, I’m a somebody.” “I can be whoever I want to be.”   We all find our identity, our sense of significance, in something...