This message is about encouragement rather than correction, noting the existing love and unity within the congregation. The core message focuses on the process of being sifted, likening it to a winnowing process where trials and challenges purify believers. By reflecting on Peter's denial and subsequent strengthening of his brethren, the speaker highlights the importance of enduring personal trials to support and encourage one another, emphasizing the need for love and unity within the church, especially in times of tribulation.

Tony Stith

Tony Stith grew up in the Pacific Northwestern United States. He has been a member of the churches of God all of his life, attending the Boise, Idaho, Lewiston, Idaho and Spokane, Washington churches of God. After graduating college in Pasadena, CA in 1990, he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Minnesota, where they now live in Woodbury, a suburb just to the southeast of St. Paul. They attend the Twin Cities United Church of God congregation.