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  • A caring congregation that will gladly welcome you
  • Preaching/teaching that is centered on the Word of God
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We welcome you to worship with us each Sunday morning at 9:00am. Coffee and fellowship follow worship.

Family Night Worship Service and Meal

Wednesday, May 6th 5:00 games; 5:30 brat and hot dog meal; 6:00 worship service held outdoors, weather permitting.

The entire congregation is invited to this event.

 

April 26, 2026  
Dear friends in Christ grace and peace to you. The message for this week comes from
1 Peter 2:18-25.

Someone once said: “A Christian is like a tea bag. You don’t know what he’s like until you put him in hot water” Which brings us to the focus of the text for this week’s message. How do we react when we’re criticized or berated for something; especially if we’re innocent of the “crime.”
Peter, in this text is writing to his Christian friends who are being treated badly in particular this letter is meant for Christian slaves. “Slaves, in reverent fear submit yourselves to your masters.” 

I don’t know about you but my first reaction to criticism is to become defensive. That’s my first reaction. But Jesus teaches us otherwise. Jesus teaches us to respect those in authority, to take their abuse, and to continue to be loyal to them and what they expect of you. That’s what Jesus teaches us but it’s not what the world teaches us. The world teaches us to look out for #1 first. The world teaches us that if someone criticizes us or accuses us of some infraction we should lash out, call them unspeakable names, seek revenge and deny any wrong doing. If this is what the world teaches us then Peter’s recommendations don’t make any sense. What Jesus teaches us is that God is the one who says “vengeance is mine.”(Romans 12:19) 

But what if God’s vengeance is forgiveness? How would we react to that? What if we are the ones for whom God seeks vengeance? Would we plead for mercy? The fact is we don’t need to demand or try to carry out justice on our own; God will do this for us in his time and in his way. It comes down to a matter of faith doesn’t it? God wants us to trust him that by not retaliating when wronged we’re not showing ourselves to be weak or a doormat that others can walk all over; we’re showing ourselves to be his children who look to him for protection.

Failing to trust God in this matter is a sin that brings us under his judgment. Not retaliating when hurt is what God expects, no, what God demands of us. To be fair it is hard to sit idly by while someone criticizes us or berates us. But if we think about it that is exactly what Jesus did. His pain and suffering bought us forgiveness. A lesson we should never forget and should be ever praising God for.

May the peace of God be with all of us as we seek to live as Jesus taught us.

Michael Isaacson