Messages From Pleasant City Church

The Spiritual Gifts listed in Romans 12 are classified as motivational gifts. God, through the work of the Holy Spirit, has given every follower of Jesus at least one of the seven motivational gifts to carry out the work of the ministry.

Our former Associate Pastor - Mark Canipe - speaks

Definition of Spiritual Momentum: A move of the Holy Spirit in the life of a church family that is awakening to, rallying around, and fulfilling the vision of the Great Commission.

These four verses are very significant when we look at the context of church history. The church today needs a clear vision of how Christ wants His church to be organized and to function.

Suffering is in general part of the human condition and as followers of Jesus it can come at us from many different outlets—consequences, persecution, attacks from the enemy and even testing from God.

Peter is giving survival instructions to those who make up the Church. He is basically instructing us not to be overcome by the dark days and circumstances in which we live but to stay focused on what we have been called to do.

Peter says a lot about time and gives us wisdom on using our time. If we really believe in eternity and if we really believe what we read in God’s Word, we will make the best use of our time. (Psalm 90:12)

The purpose of 1st Peter is to encourage followers of Jesus that they can survive and thrive even in suffering.

Right in the middle of Peter’s letter he addresses the important issue of marriage. It is interesting to note that most all ancient writings do not address how husbands and wives are to interact nor what the relationship should look like. Yet God esteems marriage as the highest of all human relationships. In this letter Peter addresses the wives (3:1-6) and then the husbands (3:7).

When we place our faith in Jesus Christ there are certain privileges that come with our new reality.

These days are filled with negativity, distrust, and hurt. But God’s Word tells us we can live beyond these realities by living the realities of His instruction.

The purpose of 1st Peter is to encourage followers of Jesus that they can survive and thrive even in suffering.

The purpose of 1st Peter is to encourage followers of Jesus that they can survive and thrive even in suffering.

Peter, the author of 1st Peter, is one of the most complex characters in the Bible. He is a great example of what it means to “survive and thrive” in Christ.

We all have blind spots, character flaws, or certain “Respectable Sins” that seem to go unnoticed in our lives. We can become so Preoccupied with the “major” sins of society that we lose sight of the need to deal with our Own sin.

We all have blind spots, character flaws, or certain “Respectable Sins” that seem to go unnoticed in our lives. Often, these “subtle sins” are never dealt with. We can become so preoccupied with the major sins of society that we can lose sight of the need to deal with our own more subtle sins.