Jesus had warned His followers they would be hated. And they were. Our early brothers and sisters were driven from their homes for their faith. They were probably confused and disheartened. Peter took up his pen to encourage them, and to give them, and us, the bigger picture. Here's Jim with Part 1 of Sons, Citizens and Sufferers.

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When Peter knew he was about to die, he wrote down some final instructions. At the end, the Apostle wasn't thinking about how to divide his worldly goods - if he had any. He was concerned about the coming attacks on the flock of God, and how to prepare believers to weather the storm. Right to the end he was obeying that bittersweet command of Jesus: "Feed my sheep." Jim preached this sermon on a Father's Day, but we think just about any believer will get something out of it. Here's the opening of his message, called Dads and Doubts.

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