A Study in 1 Peter 4 - Part 4: Preparing for the Worst in Suffering - Pastor Brad by Pastor Brad & Pastor Glenn

The opposite of darkness is light. The opposite of death is life. What do these things have to do with our world today, and with God's Word? We find the answer when we look at Jesus.

As we celebrate Confirmation, we know that Confirmands kneel to receive a blessing and a Confirmation verse. They will also kneel and receive the Lord's Supper for the first time. Many of us in our Confirmation kneeled in the same way. Many of us (who are able) still kneel at the altar to receive Christ's body and blood in the Supper as well. We kneel in humility before God because He is worthy of all honor, glory, praise, and worship.

Remembering that we are not the owner of our lives but the stewards will help us to focus on doing the right thing when we are suffering, and that is serving.

Part 2: Glorifying God through Suffering - 1 Peter 4 - Pastor Brad by Pastor Brad & Pastor Glenn

Suffering happens to everyone. Sometimes suffering chooses you. Sometimes you choose to suffer. One thing we learn from Jesus is that suffering can lead to serving.

As we look at the story of John the Baptist being beheaded, we take a look and see that the church of God is made up of believers as the body with Christ as the head. The world, our sinful flesh, and Satan want to separate us from the head, want to separate us from Christ, because a body without a head cannot function. A body without a head is dead.

Have you noticed that Christians and non-Christians think differently? About a lot of things. And they keep butting heads. God is not tolerant, He is patient. Here is a good question: Do you want God to tolerate you or do you want him to save you?

The buzzword in our culture today is tolerance, but what does that word really mean? If God were merely tolerant then there would be no point in sending His Son Jesus to save the world. God is patient.

As Jesus and the disciples head across the Sea of Galilee, a storm arises and the boat begins to fill with water. Jesus, who is sleeping, is woken up by the disciples who need to be saved. Jesus calls the storm to be still, and the waters become calm. In the storms that we go through in life, we want Jesus in our boat. And as we celebrate Father's Day, we want fathers in our boat as well.