1. Tried and True
1 Peter 1:3-12

2. Tried and True
Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 2 Timothy 3:12

3. Tried and True
“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.” John 15:20-21

4. Tried and True
Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10

5. Tried and True
So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name. Acts 5:41

6. Tried and True Greetings (1:1-2)
The Salvation of God’s People (1:3-2:10).
A. Our Salvation Motivates Praise in Suffering (1:3-12).

7. Tried and True We praise God in suffering because:
Our Future Is Hopeful (1:3-5).
Our Struggles Are Meaningful (1:6-9).

8. Tried and True
Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12

9. Tried and True We praise God in suffering because:
Our Future Is Hopeful (1:3-5).
Our Struggles Are Meaningful (1:6-9).
Our Privilege Is Incomparable (1:10-12).