Downtown Campus: Painful Paths, Sustaining Joy - 1 Peter 1:1-9



May 28, 2026 • Josiah Dangers • 1 Peter 1:1-9


Sermon Points:

1. Tough circumstances don’t define you. 1 Peter 1:1-2

a. Your circumstance: exile

b. Your identity: chosen

2. Your hope is alive and secure. 1 Peter 1:3-5

a. You have a living hope

b. Your inheritance is secure

c. Your salvation is guarded by God’s power

3. The path is often painful. 1 Peter 1:6-7

a. Your pain is temporary, purposeful, valid, and uniquely normal

b. Tested faith ushers in glory

4. Joy for today, hope for tomorrow. 1 Peter 1:8-9


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