Resolve – Week 6 | Go Higher

Hope that feels thin and fragile in the face of daily grind, strained relationships, and a culture that often seems indifferent—this sermon meets the reality of young adults and anyone worn down by pessimism and pointless conflict. It names the startling rise of discouragement and the ways we try to cope (avoidance, anger, distraction), and it holds those honest tensions up to a very different story from the first century: one where suffering is real but not the final word. Using 1 Peter, the message reframes trials as refining work, not wasted pain, and points to a hope rooted in the resurrection that doesn’t depend on circumstance. You’ll hear practical ways to respond when people or situations test your patience, and a larger picture that invites endurance, humility, and surprising joy. The sermon closes by lifting a hope that might just change how you see the conflicts you’re living through.