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Resilient Church – 1 Peter 5: 5-11

Posted on November 18, 2025 by dkoop

As Peter had presented the best plan for house-hold relationships, so here he described the best plan for church relationships. The younger men should accept the authority of the elders, meaning to submit to their decisions and to treat them … Continue reading →

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Resilient Marriage – Wives – 1 Peter 3:1-6

Posted on November 11, 2025 by dkoop

We’ve come to an important theme of this letter, the example and the person of Christ in 2:21–25. In all cases, Christians are to present themselves before a watching world as people who emulate Jesus. We are to pattern our … Continue reading →

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Growing with Joy – Philippians 3:12-21

Posted on October 7, 2025 by dkoop

Are you growing in your relationship with Christ?  In this post we will see we can grow with joy in our relationship with Christ (using the Life Application Commentary.) Paul changed from accounting language to athletic language, saying that his … Continue reading →

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Joy in Jesus – Philippians 3:1-11

Posted on October 7, 2025 by dkoop

True joy is found only in Jesus, but there are things that we hold onto from our past or presently that get in the way of us living for Christ.    It is important to see the total message of … Continue reading →

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