Part 7 of our series on 1 Peter. Message from Student Pastor Brandon Kennedy on July 23, 2017.

Points:
- Our calling as Christians is to bless despite hostility, because Christ has blessed us.
- The greatest apologetic is not an intellectual defense but a life of compelling hope.
- Our witness and words in the midst of suffering should lead others to ask about the hope that is in us.
- The suffering of Jesus leads us to rejoice because he has defeated death, secured our place, and gives us victory through the resurrection.