Looking For A City | Immanuel

About this episode

Pastor Mike Adkins discusses how trials reveal genuine faith and encourages listeners to focus on Jesus during difficult times.

Are you going through a season of testing that has you questioning your faith or looking for answers in all the wrong places? In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins shares how trials are not designed to create faith but to reveal it, reminding us that genuine faith is authenticated under pressure, not manufactured in comfort. Drawing from 1 Peter 1 and the story of Saul, he challenges us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus rather than on our circumstances, our people, or our own strength. If you've felt overwhelmed, spiritually disoriented, or tempted to take matters into your own hands, this message will call you back to humility, obedience, and a hope that goes beyond what you can see.

People in this episode

Host: Mike Adkins

Topics covered

• faith
• trials
• obedience
• hope
• spirituality
• testing

Keywords

• faith
• trials
• testing
• obedience
• hope
• spiritual disorientation
• Jesus

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Peter 1

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