EMBRACE WEIRD: Insulted & Blessed — 1 Peter 4:12-19 | Tim Purdue

Series: EMBRACE WEIRD: Reclaim the Genius of the First Christians from First PeterDate: 22 March 2026Preacher: Tim Purdue (from Moore College)Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19--God works through the suffering of his people to establish their faith and transform them for the glory of Christ.1 Peter 4:12-19 confronts a tension every Christian feels: the promises of God on one hand, and the reality of suffering on the other. Rather than viewing suffering as evidence that something has gone wrong, we are encouraged to see it as proof of our union with Christ and as God's means of preparing us for eternal glory.Three things happen through suffering: faith is established, disobedience is exposed, and we are transformed into the image of Christ. Suffering for Christ's name is not a sign of God's absence but of his active, gracious work in the lives of his children — deepening faith and conforming us to Christ's likeness.--Our dream is to be a city of refuge within the city of Brisbane, where many people have found refuge, security, and hope in Christ.Find out more about our church: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.christrefuge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email [email protected]