Chosen - Secure - Becoming Like Christ | 1 Peter 1: 1-2 | August 23, 2026

The message from 1 Peter focuses on election, assurance of salvation, and becoming more like Jesus. Peter reminds believers who may feel like outsiders or exiles that they are chosen by God and belong to Him, emphasizing that God’s plan of redemption was established in Christ before creation. The sermon explains that biblical predestination is not necessarily the same as determinism; rather, God’s…