Week 6: Because Jesus Lives We Are Ready to Give an Answer

As we celebrate Confirmation Sunday, our thoughts turn to what it means to live a life of faithfulness to our God. It’s only because of the hope we have in Jesus that we’re able to live a faithful life. It’s this hope that we have in Jesus—the certainty of our eternal future in him—that enables our confirmands to make their promises of faithfulness. And it’s the same certainty of faith that enables us to be prepared at all times to give an answer to the reason for the hope that we have in Jesus.

Week 5: Because Jesus Lives We Are Sustained through Our Struggles

Today, the Apostle Peter tells us about a number of the struggles we face as God’s people in this world. But at the same time, he gives us the sure hope that God will bring us through those things. What’s more, God promises to bring us safely to the other side—to his side in eternal glory.

Week 4: Because Jesus Lives We Are Rebuilt on the Cornerstone

As God’s special people, we have a secure place in his house. And we also have a call to serve him with our lives in this world. God has selected us to be his own, brought us into his family, and has set us apart for service in his kingdom. This is God’s spiritual building project—and it all rests on Jesus, the Cornerstone of our faith.

Week 3: Because Jesus Lives We Are Returned to the Good Shepherd

For Good Shepherd Sunday, we consider suffering. As the sheep of our Savior’s flock, we sometimes suffer for our faith. But this suffering is proof that we are indeed God’s sheep—brought into his flock through the suffering of the Good Shepherd.

Week 2: Because Jesus Lives We Have a New Way of Life

“Be holy.” That’s the way of life that God has assigned to us. But we know that being holy isn’t possible for sinful people like us. So Jesus had to be holy for us. Through his perfect life, death and resurrection, he has given us a new way of life—one where we have his holiness as our own, and where we empowered to live our lives to his glory.

Week 1: Because Jesus Lives We Are Reborn to a Living Hope

The Apostle Peter knew firsthand what the resurrection of Jesus meant for his life and his future. So he’s in a prime position to share with us what the resurrection means for our lives and our futures, too. Today we consider that because Jesus lives, we are reborn to a living hope.