Peoples Gospel Church

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Peter+005   Chapter 5 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Peter+004       Chapter 4 1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3 For the…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Peter+003   Chapter 3 13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Peter+002   Chapter 2 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Peter+001 Introduction of 1 Peter   The apostle Peter was one of the twelve disciples Jesus appointed and taught during his time on earth. Peter spent the final years of his life and ministry—in the early 60s AD—as a leader of the church in Rome. When he learned that churches…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=James+005   James 5 (ESV) The Prayer of Faith 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=James+004   James 4 (ESV) 11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is only one lawgiver and…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=James+003   James 3 (ESV) Taming the Tongue 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=James+002   James 2 (ESV) Faith Without Works Is Dead 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace,…

  Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=James+001   James   Introduction   James, one of the brothers of Jesus, became a leader of the church in Jerusalem after Jesus’ death and resurrection. He was respected for the advice he gave and for the wise decisions he helped the community of believers make (see Acts 15:13-21). At…