Have you ever watched the news and thought, “This

world is a really strange place?” We read about people like Shawnee

Chasser, of Miami, who has lived in a tree since 1992. Or we hear

of Emma Marsh, who shelled out $500 to have a pebble removed from

the throat of her pet goldfish. We live in a strange world. But

this world seems to be growing increasingly strange for those who

call themselves followers of Jesus. Our culture is changing

rapidly, and sometimes Christ-followers feel like strangers in our

own land. Peter actually confirms this suspicion in his first

epistle. Here, he lovingly instructs us about how we should live as

citizens of another world, all the while being transformed for the

good of this world. For the next 7 weeks, we are going to dive into

the book of 1 Peter and find direction as we live as Strangers In A

Strange Land.