The Book of 1 Peter

The Christians Peter wrote to were scattered, persecuted, and wondering if following Jesus had cost them more than they could bear. His answer wasn't to minimize the hardship or promise a quick rescue. It was to remind them of who they were — chosen exiles, belonging to a Father who wastes nothing, not even suffering. In The Book of 1 Peter, Kyle Idleman walks through this deeply pastoral letter across seven sessions, showing us what it looks like to live as people who don't belong to this world but are called to shine within it. From submission to authority, to the design of marriage, to unity in the church, to facing suffering with genuine joy — Peter's letter is a blueprint for a life that looks so different from the world around it that people can't help but ask why. Our identity in Christ always drives our behavior. And when that identity is secure, nothing — not hostility, not hardship, not the worst this world can offer — can shake what's been built on it.