Dave Rich
Pastor-Teacher, Kootenai Community Church
Appears in 23 Episodes
The Sovereign Stone (1 Peter 2:7-8)
God is fully sovereign, ordaining all that comes to pass—including every human action and thought, even sinful ones. In this passage, Peter reassures his readers by sh...
Stones and Sacrifices: Peter's Mixed Metaphor for the Church (1 Peter 2:5)
Dave Rich examines Peter's metaphor of the church as living stones in 1 Peter 2:5. This imagery portrays believers as components of a spiritual house, functioning as a...
Jesus Christ, the Living Stone (1 Peter 2:4-10)
Dave Rich explores the significance of Jesus Christ as the living stone in 1 Peter 2:4-10. Highlighting how one’s valuation of Christ impacts their eternal destiny, Ri...
Longing for the Word (1 Peter 2:1-3)
God's will for every believer is their sanctification. That is the purpose of this life, with all of its trials and temptations. God has given us His word as a means o...
Love is a Good Investment (1 Peter 1:23-25)
Peter commands believers to love one another fervently and from the heart. This kind of love is not without sacrifice, but this investment of love is guaranteed to res...
Peter's Command to a Comprehensive Love (1 Peter 1:22)
Every Christian loves other believers. By living in obedience to the truth of God's Word, we grow in sanctification, increasing in our love for one another to the poin...
Secure in the Plan of Redemption (1 Peter 1:20-21)
This passage provides further comfort to suffering saints by providing assurance that the pactum salutis, God's eternal plan of redemption, and all that arises from th...
A King’s Ransom (1 Peter 1:18-19)
Christians have been purchased from slavery to sin at an incredibly high price, the death of the eternal Second Person of the Divine Trinity, our Lord Jesus Christ. Co...
Coram Deo (1 Peter 1:17)
Christians address God rightly as their Father, but that doesn't mean that the impartial judge of all mankind will not judge the works of His children. We are to live...
Children of Obedience (1 Peter 1:14-16)
Everyone obeys someone. We either obey the god of this age or the sovereign God of the universe. Christians are characterized as "children of obedience" and the chil...
Wait on the Lord (1 Peter 1:13)
In order for this life to accomplish its intended purpose of sanctification for the good of the believer and the glory of God, we must obey the command to set our hope...
Four Perspectives on our Great Salvation (1 Peter 1:10-12)
The prophets, apostles, angels, and even the Holy Spirit Himself have as the focus of their interest and attention the gospel of our salvation. Peter challenges us as...
What is Salvation? (1 Peter 1:9)
Peter says his readers are "obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls". But how can Christians living through trial be said to be obtaining s...
Loving and Believing In the Unseen Christ (1 Peter 1:8)
Peter marvels at the love and faith of His readers in a Savior they have never seen and do not see now. What makes our obedient love and absolute trust in Christ so co...
Joy, Purpose, and Reward through Trials (1 Peter 1:6-7)
A thorough theology of trials in the Christian life. Rejoice in your salvation, understand the nature of trials, realize the purpose of trials, and look forward to a r...
Regenerated Through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:3)
This passage says God has “caused us to be born again...through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” What is the connection between the regenerating work o...
Our Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-5)
What is our “living hope” and how do we receive it? An exposition of 1 Peter 1:3-5.
The Misery of Man and the Mercy of God (1 Peter 1:3)
A look at our great God of mercy. An exposition of 1 Peter 1:3.
The God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:3)
A look at the implications of the full title of “The Lord Jesus Christ.” A look at many reasons that God is worthy of our praise. An exposition of 1 Peter 1:3.
The Reformation and the Will of Man (1 Peter 1:3)
A look at what Luther called “the hinge upon which the whole [Reformation] turns,” the subject of “free will.” This message provides an exposition of 1 Peter 1:3 and a...
The Sanctifying Work of the Spirit (1 Peter 1:2)
Sunday Morning Worship by Pastor/Elder Dave Rich.
Residing As Aliens (1 Peter 1:1-2)
Peter says we are to “reside as aliens.” What does that mean and how do we do that? An exposition of 1 Peter 1:1-2.
Chosen According to the Foreknowledge of God (1 Peter 1:1-2)
An exposition of 1 Peter 1:1-2 by Pastor Dave Rich.
