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The sermon on 1 Peter 4:7-11 reminds us that "the end of all things is at hand" is not a cause for fear but a joyful declaration of the new reality we inhabit since Christ's ascension and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit: born again by grace alone into His kingdom, we live as pilgrims with one eye on the present world and one on the glory to come. In light of this, Peter calls believers to cultivate church relationships that glorify God through four key imperatives—being sober-minded for effective prayer, loving one another earnestly with constant forgiveness that covers a multitude of sins, showing genuine hospitality without grumbling by sharing life’s joys and sorrows, and serving one another with the gifts God has graciously given us, identified not by self-assessment but by meeting others’ needs in word and deed. Though we fall short daily, God is glorified in these imperfect relationships through Jesus Christ—His perfect work, intercession, sanctifying Spirit, and sacrificial example—foreshadowing the eternal fellowship awaiting us when He returns, drawing us closer to our Savior and one another.

We are tempted to solve sin the same way we solve everything else — with strategy, discipline, or distance. But as Luther reportedly said of his time in the monastery, "I went to escape the rascal, only to find that the rascal followed me there." The problem isn't out there. It's in here. And only one solution reaches that deep.

Haman is dead — but his decree isn't. The villain has been removed, but his villainy still stands. In Esther 8, we're confronted with a sobering reality: one evil man can be toppled, yet the damage he set in motion keeps moving. So what does God do? He doesn't cancel the decree. He issues a better one. This is the pattern of redemptive history — God doesn't simply undo the enemy's work, He overwhelms it.

Are you ready to fight sin with gospel hope? In this powerful message on sanctification, we explore Chapter 7 of Sinclair Ferguson's "Devoted to God" titled "In for the Kill"—learning how to actively put sin to death through the Spirit's power.