Profiling Christians
About This Series:
When the Apostle Peter wrote to early Christians facing cultural hostility and growing persecution, he didn’t tell them to fight for comfort or retreat into silence. Instead, he reminded them who they were.
In this 6-part series, Stephen Davey walks verse by verse through the opening section of 1 Peter to draw a profile of a true Christian. You’ll discover how your identity in Christ shapes how you live, how you suffer, and how you endure with joy.
This is not about religious labels or cultural Christianity. It’s about what marks your life when you truly belong to Christ.
Sermons In This Series
Introducing an Old Fisherman
(1Peter 1:1) Peter opens his letter by calling believers “aliens” in this world. This message reminds us that our true citizenship is in heaven and that we live as foreigners, carrying a gospel identity wherever we go.
Chosen . . . With Enthusiasm
(1Peter 1:1) The doctrine of election isn’t meant to confuse or divide—it’s meant to comfort. Stephen unpacks what it means to be chosen by God and how this identity gives us courage in a hostile world.
The Trinity . . . At Work
(1 Peter 1:2) Every member of the Trinity is active in your salvation. This sermon shows how the Father foreknew you, the Spirit sanctifies you, and the Son cleanses and leads you in obedience.
A Chain Reaction of Praise
(1 Peter 1:3–5) Even in suffering, Christians have reason to rejoice. Stephen points to God’s mercy, our new birth, our living hope, and our eternal inheritance as cause for unshakable praise.
Supernatural Joy and Genuine Love
(Peter 1:6–9) True believers are marked by a joy the world can’t explain and a love for a Savior they’ve never seen. Trials don’t erase this joy—they refine it.
Better Off Than We Thought
(1 Peter 1:10–12) From the prophets to the angels, all of redemptive history has been pointing to the salvation you now experience. You are living in a season of privilege and revelation they longed to see.