In this week's text, we see the church's harmony threatened, so we must rely on the endurance and encouragement God provides.

All kinds of differences are pulling us apart, but God wants to push us together.

Even as Christians, we still battle against our sinful flesh. Peter reminds us that on the cross, Jesus won the war for us so we must fight our battles with his weapons.

If we share in Jesus' suffering, we will share in Jesus' victory.

The will of God for every believer is endurance: God-honoring, fruitful, maturing, empowered, steadfast, patient, joyful, thankful, sanctified endurance.

Because the wrath that threatens us cannot compare to the wrath we’ve been saved from, we can courageously turn away from evil to pursue what God calls good, ready to declare the goodness of God to anyone who will listen.

If we share in Jesus' suffering, we will share in Jesus' victory.

Paul prayed that we would grow up in the Gospel and have wisdom to know how to glorify God in all things.

This week, we see that God wants us to experience his power and know the love of Christ in order to break down barriers to His Glory in our lives.

In Ephesians 3:14-21, we see that because there were barriers to God's Glory, Paul prayed that they would experience God's power and know God's love.