Be honest—much of what we call suffering in the western world is inconvenience. But there is such a thing as genuine suffering. Believers who go through it, because of the gospel, learn to leverage it for the world’s good and for God’s glory. Ultimately the devil is to blame for suffering (Job 1:11). Sometimes we […]
Are you a morning person or a night owl? Are you more productive during the daylight hours, or after the sun goes down? A college roommate of mine liked to get up early to study, while I preferred staying up into the wee hours of the night. Sometimes I went to bed about the same time […]
Use one or both of these questions to introduce the lesson. 1. When have you or someone you know been out of favor with others because of choosing the harder, ethical right over the easier, sinful wrong? 2. Have you or someone you know experienced suffering, or been passed over or left out simply because […]
Submission is not a dirty word. The Son of God submitted and will submit again in the future (Philippians 2:5-8; 1 Corinthians 15:28). When believers submit to human authorities it catches the eye of the watching world. In many ways 1 Peter is about how to live out the grace of God in “Babylon” (1 […]
