Peter instructs his readers to cast these anxieties on God because he cares for us. So, we must entrust ourselves to our faithful Creator and continue to do good (4:19).

Those who bear the burden of faithfully shepherding God’s flock willingly, eagerly, and as role models will receive the unfading crown of glory when Christ, the Chief Shepherd, is revealed

*Every Christian who lives a godly life experiences certain amount of persecution. on the job, in school, in the neighbourhood, perhaps even in the family there are people who resist the truth oppose the gospel of Christ.

Jesus died to fix the problem of sin and we are spoke men of that truth. May our words and deeds would communicate this eternal truth to the world to the glory of God.

Pagans of the first century viewed Christians as killjoys who lived gloomy lives devoid of pleasure. The pleasures from which Christians of the first century typically abstained were the popular forms of Roman entertainment

As Christians we do not fight for the victory, but we begin from the victory – the mighty victory that our Lord Jesus Christ won for us in His death, resurrection and ascension.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Matthew 5:10,11

In order for the Christian community to really be a place of support and refuge, certain qualities must characterize its members