The message of 1 Peter, rev. ed. Peter Barnes points us back to the

points us back to the earliest confessions and hymns found within the Scriptures themselves

and he challenges preachers to take their calling seriously: "The most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching

Can a child grasp this important

tenderness

Publisher: Focus publishing

The message of 1 Peter, rev. ed. Peter Barnes points us back to theThe message of Peter's first letter turned the world upside down for his readers. He saw the people of the young church of the first century as strangers, aliens who were only temporary residents, travellers heading for their native land. Peter speaks to our own pilgrimage when he tells of suffering now and glory to come. Stormy seasons of persecution were beginning for the church in Asia Minor. These storms rage on in the modern world. Edmund Clowney