The only leap of faith here to take is you're to jump out of the darkness and into the light.

When you become a Christian, you don't park your mind in the parking lot and leave it there.

We are called as Christians to think. 1st Peter 315, this well-known verse about apologetics says that we must be always

ready to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that's in you.

As Arcee Sprawl just said, we as God's people are to be a thinking people.

We use our minds. But would you say that you're always ready to give that defense,

to supply the reason why you're a Christian? Well, I'm so glad that you're joining us today

for the Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. Today only we are

featuring a sermon from Dr. Sproll's first Peter series and the often quoted verse

1st Peter 315.

Today is also the only day that Dr. Sproll's

expositional commentary, the hardcover edition,

on 1st and 2nd Peter,

can be yours for a donation of any amount at renewing or mind.org.

So what does it mean to give a defense,

and how should we pursue that in a society that prefers feelings over facts

and many ways over one way. Well here's

our C sprawl. Well tonight we're going to continue our study of the first

epistle of Peter and tonight's message I think

will be more of a lecture than a sermon because in the text we are encountering something that is of great importance

in the life of the church historically and a matter that is in constant crisis in our own day, which

we'll see in just a moment.

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