Summary
In 1 Peter, ESV Expository Commentary, Sam Storms helps us preach hope for exiles, with a steady focus on the new birth, holy living, and patient endurance under suffering. Volume 12.
We are guided through Peter’s pastoral strategy, so our sermons strengthen faith without softening the letter’s call to holiness.
Why Should I Own This Commentary?
We should own this volume when we want help preaching suffering with realism and hope. It keeps returning us to the gospel foundations of identity and inheritance.
We are also helped to apply holiness texts without harshness. The aim is a people set apart in love, not a people crushed under demands.
It is especially useful for churches facing marginalisation, for pastoral visits, and for teaching believers how to suffer well as Christians.
Closing Recommendation
We recommend 1 Peter, ESV Expository Commentary for pastors and teachers who want a mid level guide that serves faithful exposition and strong encouragement. It helps us preach hope that is anchored in Christ and expressed in holy lives.
As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.
Sam Storms
Sam Storms is an American pastor theologian of the contemporary era, writing from a charismatic, broadly Reformed and evangelical tradition.
He is known for clear teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, the doctrines of grace, and the life of worship and prayer. Storms aims to unite doctrinal precision with heartfelt devotion, showing how Scripture calls the church to both truth and affection, conviction and joy.
He remains valued for pastoral warmth, careful engagement with Scripture, and a steady insistence that spiritual experience must be tested and shaped by the word of God. Recommended titles include Practicing the Power, Signs of the Spirit, and Kingdom Come.
Theological Perspective: Reformed