August 21 2011 – Audio Sermon on 1 Peter 1:6 by Pastor William Hixson

Believers rejoice though now for a little while they may have to suffer various trials The verse teaches that present suffering is temporary and serves to test and refine faith It encourages Christians to find joy in trials because they produce endurance and deeper assurance of God’s purposes

Some good hymns for 1 Peter 1:6 are Nearer My God to Thee by Sarah F Adams, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts and It Is Well With My Soul by Horatio Spafford