Bethel Baptist Church

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 1:8–9 Title: Hopeful Suffering Pt III Peter highlights the paradox of Christian faith: though believers have not seen Christ, they love Him; though they do not see Him now, they trust Him and rejoice with inexpressible joy. Pastor Marty unpacks how this unseen yet certain reality strengthens exiles to endure trials with hope. The outcome of such faith is...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 1:6–7 Title: Hopeful Suffering Peter reminds believers that trials, though difficult, are not wasted. Pastor Marty explains how suffering tests and refines faith—like gold in the fire—so that it may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Even in grief, Christians can rejoice because suffering is temporary, purposeful, and ti...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 1:3–5 Title: Hopeful Praise Pt II Continuing in 1 Peter, Pastor Marty unpacks the depths of our living hope through Christ’s resurrection. This hope secures an eternal inheritance—imperishable, undefiled, and unfading—kept by God Himself. Unlike worldly securities that fade or fail, this inheritance is guaranteed by God’s power and guarded through faith....

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 1:3–5 Title: Hopeful Praise Peter erupts in praise to God for the living hope we have through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pastor Marty shows how this hope is not wishful thinking but a secure inheritance—imperishable, undefiled, and unfading—kept in heaven for all who believe. Even as exiles in a broken world, believers are guarded by God’s power th...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 3:15–17 Title: Honor Christ as Holy Peter exhorts believers to set apart Christ as Lord in their hearts, always ready to give a defense for the hope that is within them. Pastor Marty shows how this defense must be offered with gentleness and respect, reflecting a life lived in good conscience before God. Even if suffering comes, it is better to suffer for...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 2:1–3 Title: Grow Up into Salvation Peter exhorts believers to put away malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander, and instead long for the pure spiritual milk of God’s Word. Pastor Marty unpacks how craving Scripture is essential for growth in the Christian life, enabling believers to mature and “grow up into salvation.” Just as newborns hunger for mi...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 3:8–9 Title: For to This You Were Called Peter calls believers to unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind, urging us not to repay evil for evil but to bless instead. Pastor Marty explains how this countercultural response flows from our identity in Christ and our calling as exiles. We are called to inherit a blessing, an...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:4–6 Title: Flee Sin Future Judgement Peter points exiles to the reality that unbelievers may malign them for no longer living in sin, but a day of judgment is coming when all will give an account to God. Pastor Marty explains how this truth strengthens believers to flee sin, endure opposition, and remain faithful to Christ. Even those who have died in C...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:2–7 Title: Flee Sin Peter reminds believers that their time is too precious to be wasted on sinful passions, calling them instead to live for the will of God. Pastor Marty explains how Christians, as exiles, are to turn away from their old ways of living, flee sin, and embrace holiness with urgency in light of Christ’s return. This passage urges us to p...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 1:14–16 Title: Expectations Christians Who Have Put Their Hope in God Peter calls believers to live as obedient children, no longer conformed to former passions but transformed by God’s holiness. Pastor Marty unpacks how hope in God reshapes our expectations for daily life—moving us from worldly desires to holy living. The command “Be holy, for I am holy”...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:16–18 Title: Christian Suffering Pt III Response Peter instructs believers that suffering as a Christian is not a cause for shame but for glorifying God. Pastor Marty explains how the proper response to suffering is rooted in identity with Christ and trust in God’s just judgment. While suffering reveals the refining work of God within His people, it als...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:12–19 Title: Christian Suffering Pt II Ungodly Suffering Peter distinguishes between suffering for Christ and suffering for sin, warning believers not to suffer as evildoers but to entrust themselves to God while suffering for righteousness. Pastor Marty unpacks how ungodly suffering brings shame, but godly suffering refines faith and glorifies God. Tru...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:12–14 Title: Christian Suffering Pt I Attitude Peter exhorts believers not to be surprised by fiery trials but to rejoice in sharing Christ’s sufferings, knowing that such trials are evidence of God’s Spirit resting upon them. Pastor Marty explains how a Christ-centered attitude toward suffering transforms discouragement into joy and shame into glory. F...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:1–2 Title: Be It Resolved Peter urges believers to arm themselves with the mindset of Christ, who suffered in the flesh, so that they might live no longer for human passions but for the will of God. Pastor Marty unpacks what it means to be resolved—to endure suffering with purpose, to deny sin, and to pursue holiness. This call shapes exiles to live dis...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 2:13–14 Title: An Introduction to Biblical Submission Peter calls believers to be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the emperor as supreme or to governors sent to punish evil and praise good. Pastor Marty introduces the biblical foundation of submission, showing how it reflects trust in God’s sovereignty and displays the g...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 5:5 Title: Admonition to Elders Pt III Peter shifts his exhortation from the elders to the younger members of the church, calling them to be subject to their leaders and for all believers to clothe themselves with humility toward one another. Pastor Marty unpacks how humility is the foundation of godly relationships in the church, guarding against pride a...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 5:2b–4 Title: Admonition to Elders Pt II Peter continues his exhortation to church elders, focusing on the manner and motive of shepherding God’s flock. Pastor Marty explains how true biblical leadership is not about compulsion, greed, or power, but about eager, humble service that reflects the heart of Christ. Elders are called to lead by example, pointi...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 5:1–4 Title: Admonition to Elders Pt I Peter exhorts the elders of the church to shepherd God’s flock faithfully, not under compulsion but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly, and not domineering but as examples to the flock. Pastor Marty unpacks this charge, showing how biblical leadership is marked by humility, service, and Christlike care. Eld...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 3:3–6 Title: A Wife’s Adornment Peter contrasts external beauty with the inner adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. Pastor Marty unpacks how true beauty for Christian wives flows not from outward appearance but from the heart transformed by Christ. Drawing on the example of holy women of old, this passage shows that go...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 2:24–25 Title: A Man Worth Following Peter points to Jesus as the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls, the one who bore our sins in His body on the cross so we might die to sin and live to righteousness. Pastor Marty unpacks how Christ’s sacrifice not only saves but also shapes the way we live—calling us to follow in His steps. Once straying like sheep, we...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:7–11 Title: A Different Community Pt V God’s Glory Peter brings his exhortation to a climax by showing that all Christian living—prayer, love, hospitality, and service—is ultimately for one purpose: the glory of God through Jesus Christ. Pastor Marty emphasizes that a different community is not defined by self-improvement or cultural approval but by liv...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:10–11 Title: A Different Community Pt IV Service Peter calls believers to use their gifts to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. Pastor Marty explains how every act of service—whether speaking God’s Word or serving in strength—must be done through the power God supplies, so that He alone receives the glory. A different community is...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:9 Title: A Different Community Pt III Peter again emphasizes hospitality, urging believers to welcome one another without grumbling. Pastor Marty unpacks how biblical hospitality flows from a heart transformed by Christ—open hands, open homes, and open hearts. True Christian community is not built on convenience but on sacrificial love that reflects the...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:8–9 Title: A Different Community Pt II Peter highlights love and hospitality as essential marks of the Christian community. Pastor Marty explains how love covers a multitude of sins and how showing hospitality—without grumbling—embodies the gospel in everyday life. A different community is not defined by perfection but by grace, forgiveness, and open-ha...

Speaker: Pastor Marty Beamer Text: 1 Peter 4:7 Title: A Different Community Pt I Peter reminds believers that “the end of all things is at hand,” urging them to live with sober-mindedness and self-control for the sake of their prayers. Pastor Marty explains how the hope of Christ’s return shapes the life of the church, forming a community that looks radically different from the world. Instead of f...