Hope Beyond Suffering: How We Can Smile Through Suffering, Part 1
May 23, 2023
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Each of our life experiences are different. Yet suffering is one experience we all have in common.
The apostle Peter understood the pervasive reality of suffering, so he wrote a letter to Christians scattered by persecution who felt the persistent sting of emotional, spiritual, and physical pain.
Receive encouragement from Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he walks through 1 Peter 1:1–12. Like your brothers and sisters in Christ from long ago, you can faithfully endure suffering and receive eternal hope through Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 1:1-12
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