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1 Peter: Rising Above the World

1 Peter was written to teach us how to remain faithful and content in the midst of the heavy trials of our mortal life on earth, this “time of your sojourn.” We are taught the purpose and character of trials, seeing in them the sanctifying work of the Spirit revealing the genuineness of our God-given and, therefore, invincible, enduring faith.

This series of messages is a verse-by-verse exposition of the book of 1 Peter by Dave Rich, a pastor at Kootenai Community Church. These messages were preached during our Sunday Morning Worship Service. Click here for more teaching by Dave Rich.

The Sovereign Stone (1 Peter 2:7-8)

Dave Rich explores the concept of the sovereign stone in 1 Peter 2:7-8. He examines how Christ is the cornerstone rejected by unbelievers but precious to believers. Rich explains that God is sovereign even over sin and rejection, using the metaphor of Christ as the...

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 of sanctification, but to gain from it, we must first put away our sins. Putting away sin and desiring...

Dave Rich

Dave Rich

Pastor-Teacher

Dave Rich was born in Libby, Montana, and grew up in southern Idaho. He attended college at the University of Idaho and graduate school at the University of Washington. Dave came to Christ as a freshman at the University of Idaho in 1984. He married his wife Diane in 1986.

Dave began working with youth as a youth leader and Sunday School teacher in 1988 in Seattle’s Tabernacle Baptist Church and has been working with youth ever since. Dave helped start a youth group in Seattle, Washington, and Columbus, Ohio’s Bethesda Baptist Church.

Dave moved to Sandpoint in 1999 with wife Diane and three daughters: Megan, Jamie, and Kellie. They have attended Kootenai Community Church since 1999. Dave is the co-author of God Doesn’t Try, which he wrote with co-elder Jim Osman. Dave and Diane are active in teaching Sunday School. Dave has been an elder at Kootenai Church since September 2001.

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