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Welcome to the Word of the Lord Enduresres forever with Pastor Will Whedon.

The early Christians knew that there was no greater honor in all the world than suffering insults and injury for the name of their Savior.

They knew that that was a sign of their blessedness. It was, in an odd way, actually a seal of their own salvation.

The Word of the Lord endures forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the church,

past and present.

Pastor Whedon is leading us in a study of the book of First Peter.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Amen.

Greetings, people loved by God.

A brief recap from our last study.

Peter said, nearly 2,000 years ago, the end of all things is at hand.

Huh?

Well, the key is to remember that to the Lord, a thousand years is as a day

and a day as a thousand years. And for any one of us, our end of all things may very well be at

hand. No guarantee how long any of us have in this pilgrimage. So Peter urged us, mindful of the end,

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