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Well howdy, good to see you all. Today we're in first Peter chapter 4. If you've got a Bible, we

we tend to go through because I really like to go through books to the Bible. So

thanks for joining me. And today we're in first Peter chapter 4 and before we jump in,

let me just start by telling you I love you and I want to help. And this could be one of those

really practical sermons that really if applied could make a massive difference in your life,

in your family, in your relationships for honestly generations to come. It's really,

really significant because one of the things that we don't learn when we're in school is how

to suffer. How many of you went through elementary school? You didn't have a class. How to suffer.

Go through high school. They don't give you a class on how to suffer. You can make it all the

way through college. You can get a graduate degree and not know how to suffer. And one of the

most important lessons you and I can ever learn is what to do when we're suffering and what not to

do when we're suffering. And when Jesus Christ said, pick up your cross and follow me. He meant

at least two things. Number one, that he was going to suffer. And number two, the Christians who

follow him, that we were going to suffer. The question is not will we suffer, but how will we

suffer? What will we do with our suffering and what will we do to learn about helping others who

are suffering? And when it comes to suffering, I want you to think about whatever you're going

through right now. How many of you it's financial suffering? Have you looked at the economy? Wow.

If you're doing well, you're defined gravity. And the rest of us are a little concerned. How many

of you it's physical? You've got some physical problems right now. Maybe surgery, injury, health,

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