Parents can guide and encourage our kids with the Word of God to remember who they are, who they were, and what their purpose is.
Let us teach teenagers what they believe, the humanity and grace with which to approach someone who believes differently, the discernment to sort truth from error, and a dependence on the work of the Spirit to bring people to new life through the gospel.
One of the greatest blessings in this life is knowing your children are walking with the Lord, but commitment to Jesus will mean suffering for his sake.
Without Jesus, we would not have peace with God, forgiveness of our sins, the Holy Spirit living inside us, or the promise of living eternally with God in heaven.
The strongest possible affirmation anyone could give of women is that they get to be like Jesus. That’s what Peter says to the women he addresses in this passage, and it’s the good word we get to proclaim to our students today.
So much of teenage culture today is about getting even; Peter urges that we take the insult, forgive, and pray for our oppressor rather than “canceling” that person.
Because of Jesus, we have become like undying seeds, so that when beaten and buried, we burst from the ground with new life.
