He got his eyes on the waves and the wind.

And what happened?

The moment he got his eyes of the Lord, he began to sink.

Interesting.

That any time you and I get our eyes of the Lord, you're going to sink.

And the book of First Peter is a book of trials and temptations.

I am falling.

I am falling in love. I am falling in love. I am falling in love. I am falling in love with you.

Welcome to Somebody Lives You Radio, the Bible teaching ministry of Roll Rees in Diamond Bar, California.

We're glad to have you with us today as Roll begins an in-depth study of First Peter,

a letter written to encourage early believers in a season of suffering and persecution.

Stay tuned to Somebody Lives You Radio for an overview of the challenges and privileges we have

in Christ that Peter outlines in this brief but inspiring book.

You'll find that no matter what trials you face, you can trust that the Lord is with you

and he is your source of hope in every circumstance.

In 1 Peter chapter 1, here's Roll Rees.

The circumstances and the situation, when Peter was writing this epistle, it was a very

hard place to be writing because of the persecution that was surrounding the Christians.

Pretty heavy stuff. So a matter of fact, there's a little saying that says this, an ancient saying by the Christians. Pretty heavy stuff. So a matter of fact, there's a little saying that says this,

an ancient saying by the Romans.

They said, well, there is life, there is hope.

The ancient Romans were not only in a place of persecution, where Caesar Nero had become so powerful that he was persecuting the church.

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