1 Peter 1:04-12 Rejoicing while Suffering

In this study:

  • Grief is very real in the life of a believer. God doesn’t command us to be Stoics
  • The faith of Christians will always be tested–like gold in the fire
  • Christians whose faith has been tried in the fire are most useful to God
  • How joy in suffering is a theme that runs throughout the New Testament
  • How unbelievers may find joy in suffering to be impossible and nonsensical
  • The huge importance  for the early church to know that the Gospel was rooted in Old Testament prophecy
  • How God uses fulfilled prophecy to be a powerful evidence of His authorship of the Bible

Stay in the battle!

Steve

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Steve serves as chaplain and teacher at Cross Creek Christian School in Sweetwater, TN. He previously taught math, physics, and ACT prep in public high schools in Tennessee and Texas. He has served churches in Tennessee, Florida, and Texas as minister of education, associate pastor, and senior pastor.