To be ready for Jesus’ coming, we need to be doing what he has already told us to do.
Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.
Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.
Although we may not long to be holy as much as we long to be hopeful (see last week’s sermon), the way Peter describes...