Identity in a World That Rejects You

Dad Tired

Jerrad Lopes

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

What if the very thing you fear most—suffering—was actually the place God wanted to meet you most deeply?

In this episode, Jerrad opens a new series through 1 Peter, a letter written to Christians facing intense persecution under Nero. With raw honesty and pastoral encouragement, he reminds us that suffering isn’t a sign that God has abandoned us—it’s often the very soil where our faith takes root.

Drawing from Peter’s opening words, Jerrad shares personal stories of walking with grieving families, parenting through pain, and clinging to identity in Christ when the world speaks lies. More than tips or quick fixes, this episode centers us on the truth that even in suffering, we can bless God—because our hope and inheritance are secure in Jesus.

With insight from 1 Peter 1:1–5 and the broader historical context, you’ll discover:

Why Peter calls us “elect exiles” and why that matters for your identity today
How to hold onto hope when life feels like it’s falling apart
Why remembering who you are in Christ can anchor you through hardship
The difference between the world’s identity labels and God’s declaration over you
Nine reasons Peter gives us to bless God, even in suffering

Whether you’re grieving, discouraged, or just need a reminder of where your true hope lies, this episode will help you lift your eyes to the One who guards both your inheritance and your soul.

Scriptures Mentioned
1 Peter 1:1–5
Exodus 14–15
Philippians 1:6
2 Corinthians 4:16–18
John 16:33
Psalm 34:18

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We are starting our Dad Tired One Day conferences again all over the country and world, and we would love to partner with your church to see the men in your church find the healing that they so desperately long for. You can find out more about how to bring one of these one day conferences to your church by going to Dad Tired.com, click the conferences tab, and we can get you some info. Speaking of that, we have two coming up pretty quickly here that I want to tell you about. We will be in Ontario, Canada on October 18th, 2025 and Seaverville, Tennessee on November 7th, 2025. You can get more information on both of those by going to dadtire.com and clicking the conferences tab. Again, if you want to see one of these in your area, we would love to partner with you. Go to dadtire.com, click the conferences tab, and we will send you some information over on how you can host one of these one-day conferences. Before we jump in, I want to thank my friends over at Tendale for sponsoring today's episode. If you've got kids at home, you already know how hard it can be to help them get excited about the Bible. Sometimes it feels like you're dragging them
0:57.3	into God's episode. If you've got kids at home, you already know how hard it can be to help them get excited about the Bible. Sometimes it feels like you're dragging them into God's word
0:58.1	instead of them running toward it. That's why I'm super pumped to tell you about the brand new
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1:21.5	give them information. It shows them how God's Word transforms lives and how they can live that
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1:38.6	Again, that's kids go Bible.com.
1:41.9	Today's podcast episode is from a message from my daddy.
1:45.7	Jared Lopes, given at Christian Renewal Church on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina,
1:52.5	August 17th, 2025.
1:54.4	The passage being studied is 1st Peter chapter 1, 1, 1st 1 through 5.
2:00.7	Thanks for listening. Morning, we're 1st Peter chapter 1, 1, 1 through 5. Thanks for listening.
2:02.5	Morning, we're 1st Peter.
2:04.6	You can turn in your Bible's there if you'd like.
2:07.3	That's where we'll be hanging out this morning.
2:09.2	It's good to be with you guys again.
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