As followers of Christ, it's so easy for us to lose our bearings. Without

realizing it, we begin to think and act as if this world is our final

destination, as if our world is our final destination, as if our identity and security is found in

temporary things. However, the Apostle Peter tells us that we are elect exiles looking forward to our future hope at Christ's return.

Regardless of our current circumstances, our identity is in Christ.

Welcome to the Radical with David Platt podcast.

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We'll end today's message from 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 1 through 3, David Platt urges us to find our security and our hope in Jesus Christ and his salvation.

Here's Pastor David Platt with a sermon titled Elect Exiles from 1st Peter chapter 1.

Well if you have a Bible and I hope you or somebody around you does that you can look on with let me invite you to open with me to

1st Peter chapter 1 first Peter chapter 1 and while you're turning there let me just say that if you were not with us last Sunday,

I want to encourage you to listen to the message I shared then because it gave a lot of context for how

we are moving forward together as a church this fall. I shared specific ways that I'll come back to at the end of our time to go today

to get connected to groups, to classes, to service opportunities across all of our locations

and beyond our locations.

We have classes online for anybody

from anywhere to be a part of,

including a midweek class

that I'm teaching on foundations for life in Christ

and leadership in the church.

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