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This week is the last lesson in our study of 1 Peter.

Oh, relationships! Life is all about relationships, but when we find ourselves in the midst of struggles, our relationships often feel the brunt of the pain. Through this week’s study, we’ll be examining who is most affected by our actions when we face difficult times, and we’ll evaluate godly, healthy ways to persevere in relationships in the midst of trials. Often those relationships are exactly what we need to help us get through.

On Good Friday, April 22, David Platt, author of Radical, will lead a simulcasted Bible study called Secret Church.

A two-member disaster relief assessment team is on the ground in Japan and a second team will follow in a week, Baptist Global Response’s executive director, Jeff Palmer, has announced.

We hope your class is enjoying and benefiting from this month’s study of 1 Peter. The topic for this week was holiness—who sets the standard and what God expects from us.

The key to fruitful and enduring discipleship is dwelling in the gospel daily. If you enjoy using devotional resources in your quiet time or Bible study, here are a few resources.

This upcoming Sunday marks the start of the Spring issue of LifeMatters, and we couldn’t be more excited. Spring brings with it so much hope, rejuvenation, and confidence in the year ahead.