Context of 1 Peter:

• What did this mean to the original hearers of this?
• What was their background?
• Who wrote it? When? Why?

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Themes of 1 Peter:

• Tough times - persecution and suffering
• Looking back - connects to the history of Israel.
• Look forward - reminding them of the big picture of God certain future

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Look through 1 Peter 1:3-9:

• Start (vs 3-5) Look forward to a great inheritance & salvation
• Main point (vs 6) Tough Times are a reality “grief for a little while “
• Ends (vs 7-9) Tough faith = genuine faith refined like gold & ultimate joy

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1. We need a bigger story

• Looking forward and looking back at what God has done and will do salvation

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2. We need hard times?

• Because everything gets stripped away and it’s just you and God?
• We have to contend for our faith
• He moves us our relationship out of being transactional = one dimensional

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3. We need deep resilient tough faith

• Peter “your faith is proven genuine” & “you will receive honor“

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What are the top two things in your life that concern you the most?

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Reflections to think about: