Peach Valley Church

Suffering is an unavoidable part of following Jesus, but 1 Peter 4:12–19 reminds us that hardship does not mean God has abandoned us. Instead of being surprised or discouraged by suffering, we can rejoice in Christ, remain faithful in doing what is right, and trust our lives to the God who will never fail us. Pastor Jonathan Sherbert

Peter learned the hard way that pressure can make us turn inward, rely on ourselves, and protect what we have. In 1 Peter 4:7–11, he shows us a better way: depend on God, love people deeply, and use what God has given you for the good of others and the glory of Jesus.

Jesus suffered and won, and everyone who belongs to Him shares in His victory. That means we can choose obedience over comfort now because no sacrifice, suffering, or even death gets the final word.

God’s blessing is deeper than getting what we want or avoiding hardship; it is living under the attentive favor of God and trusting Him even when doing what is right is costly. In 1 Peter 3:8–17, we see what the blessed life looks like, how to position our lives to experience more of God’s blessing, and how to share that blessing with others.

What does God’s design for marriage look like in everyday life? Through 1 Peter 3:1–7, we explore how husbands and wives honor Christ through respect, understanding, and sacrificial service. With different roles and equal worth, both are called to cultivate hearts and actions that point others to Jesus. Zach Woolever + Tonya Jones

How do you respond when you’re treated unfairly and tempted to get even? In 1 Peter 2:18–25, we see that Jesus is both our example of faithful suffering and our Savior who enables us to keep doing what is right.

Christian freedom doesn’t mean no one gets to tell us what to do; it means sin, culture, and other people no longer own us because we belong to God. In 1 Peter 2:13-17, Peter shows how that freedom transforms the way we respond to authority, love the church, honor everyone, and point a watching world toward Jesus.

Peter shows that God raises us up to new life, builds us together as His people with Jesus as the cornerstone, and sends us out with a new purpose. Because we belong to Christ, our lives should both display His goodness through the way we live and declare His goodness by telling others what He has done. Chandler Hash

Peter reminds us that becoming part of God’s family isn’t about earning His love, but responding to the grace we’ve already received through Jesus. Because we belong to Him, our lives should increasingly bear the family resemblance as we pursue holiness and love one another wholeheartedly.

Peter reminds struggling Christians that even when life feels uncertain, their hope is secure because God has chosen them, guards their faith, and promises them an eternal inheritance.

Jesus came to seek and save the lost, and He has given His followers the mission of helping bring others to Him. Who is the one person God has placed in your life that you can intentionally pray for, care for, share the gospel with, and invite to take one step closer to Jesus?

Psalm 33 reminds us that God is worthy of joyful, passionate worship because He is dependable, powerful, and attentive to His people. Even when we do not feel like worshiping, choosing to declare what is true about God can recenter our hope and lead our hearts back to joy.

The guilt of our sin can leave us overwhelmed, but Psalm 130 reminds us that God meets desperate people with abundant forgiveness and steadfast love. Because of the redemption found in Jesus, we can wait with hope and find our deepest delight in the God whose grace is greater than our guilt.   Matthew Compton

When our focus is fixed on changing circumstances, praise can quickly fade. Psalm 103 calls us to remember who God is and what He has done. He forgives, restores, redeems, and surrounds His people with mercy and steadfast love. When God’s grace comes clearly into focus, we realize that no matter what we are facing, we’ve got a reason to praise.

Psalm 27 shows us how to face times of trouble with steady faith rather than fear. When life feels uncertain, we can trust the Lord, pursue closeness with Him, seek His help, and wait as He strengthens and binds our hearts to Him. Pastor Jonathan Sherbert

When life feels unfair, Psalm 73 gives honest language for the frustration of watching the wicked prosper while obedience feels costly. Asaph shows us how comparison leads to envy, distorts reality, and can make faithfulness feel pointless until we bring our confusion into the presence of God. In the end, our hope is not that life will always be fair, but that God will always be just, faithful, an...

Psalm 8 reminds us that God is majestic over all creation, lacking nothing and needing no one to add to His glory. Yet the God who made the universe still cares for us, crowns us with dignity, and invites us to draw near to Him through Jesus.

Psalm 127 reminds us that while work, family, planning, parenting, and responsibility all matter, none of them were meant to be carried in self-reliance. This sermon calls us to work hard while depending on the Lord, trust Him enough to rest, and see children not as distractions from the life we are building but as gifts at the center of the life God is building. In the end, we are invited to stop...

When life feels heavy and fear starts to take over, Psalm 46 reminds us that God is near, strong, and ready to help. This message shows how God’s presence gives peace in chaos, joy in hardship, and strength when we feel like we cannot keep going. Because Jesus is Immanuel, God with us, we can stop striving, surrender control, and trust Him when our world shakes.

Psalm 63 shows us that our deepest need is not better circumstances, more comfort, or greater control, but God Himself. In the wilderness, David teaches us what it looks like to thirst for God, delight in His steadfast love, and depend on Him when life feels dry. This message invites us to ask an honest question: are we truly satisfied in God, or are we spiritually dehydrated from chasing things t...

Psalm 1 confronts us with a choice: there are two paths in life, but only one leads to lasting joy, stability, and eternal life. In this message, we see how what shapes us eventually shows through us, and why God’s Word must become louder than every other voice. The good news is that the path that leads to life is not found in trying harder, but in trusting and following Jesus.

In Psalm 139, we see that every life is carefully made and intentionally designed by God. Because God made us on purpose and with purpose, we can respond with wonder and worship.

In a world full of online voices, podcasts, influencers, and algorithms, we are all being formed by something. This message challenges us to recognize the danger of false teaching, grow in biblical discernment, and train ourselves in truth so we can know the voice of Jesus. 

Ruth 4 shows us that God is writing a better story than we could write for ourselves. Even when we do not understand the chapter we are living in, we can trust the Author.

Ruth 3 shows us what faithfulness looks like when the future is uncertain and the outcome is out of our hands. Ruth takes a risk, Boaz refuses to cut corners, and together they remind us that trusting God means acting in faith, obeying with integrity, and waiting on His redemption.   Pastor Phil Vander Ploeg