In this episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, Jay Strother and Brian Ball begin a new study through 1 Peter by tracing Peter’s opening praise and what it reveals about our identity and security in Christ. You’ll hear why the Christian life starts with worship, how God’s mercy gives us new birth into a living hope, and what it means to have an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. The conversation also addresses how trials refine faith, why believers can rejoice even in suffering, and why the prophets and even angels longed to see the salvation we now experience in Jesus.