Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

EXILES: Purposeful Suffering (pt.1)Pastor Kent Landhuis THEME - There are good reasons for our suffering.TEXT - 1 Peter 3:13-22"Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming." - 1 Peter 1:13Are you ready to suffer?* 1 Peter 2:19-21* 1 Peter 3:9* 1 Peter 4:1What kind of suffering?* Matthew 27:46* 1 Peter 2:24* Romans 8:38-39What's the point of suffering?* Romans 8:28* James 1:2-4* 1 Peter 1:6* 2 Corinthians 4:7-8How will you receive suffering?* 1 Peter 4:12-13* 1 Peter 3:13-15* Romans 8:18NEXT STEPS1. Will suffering destroy hope or produce hope?2. What idols do you trust to help you avoid suffering? GO DEEPER - Purposeful SufferingReflect on these Bible verses to help you in times of suffering.Peter 5:10 - And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near