Pastor Tom Demaree shares stories from his ministry of Pentacost Walk.

Every healthy plant needs to be pruned in order to bear fruit; the same applies to people in their walk in Christ. God prunes us to get us to grow. The adversity you encounter in life is what He will use to strengthen us inside.

We are living in a world that is more divided than ever. Our tendency is to look for hope... this can be hope in a person, an idea or a political party. What we need to remember is our hope is in Christ.

There is more to life than what meets the eye. We are to cast our concerns onto Him. He wants to carry them for us so we will be free to walk in His fullness.

There are three different types of suffering in life; suffering for doing evil, suffering that we all go through, and suffering for righteousness sake. We will all encounter suffering either through our actions or through going after something.

Life is short and Peter tells us in chapter 4 what we should be doing with the time that we have on this Earth.

We are to love when it's hard and be joyful in the midst of tribulation. We are to live a life that is so full of Jesus that it will make people ask us why we are the way we are.

1 Peter speaks to husbands and wives about how to honor one another. Wives get 6 verses of explanation; husbands get one verse with a threat. See how you are faring according to Peter.

Peter penned a letter full of some hard truths. We were born to be like Christ, even under unjust authority. How are you responding to the authority over you?

When you are grounded in your acceptance from God then the rejection of man loses it’s hold on you. Where are you getting your identity from?