A sermon I preached last week (21 October) at Calvary Evangelical Church, Brighton:

(Also available here or here.)

What is a Christian?

1 Peter 1:1-9

A Christian is someone who…

  • is part of God’s big story: God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule and blessing
  • is an elect stranger, 1–2
  • has been born again, through God’s mercy, 3
  • has a hope, through God’s power, 3–5
  • has faith, tested through trials, 6–7
  • has love and joy, by faith not by sight, 8–9