Getting Off the Couch

In this message from 1 Peter 4, Pastor Byron uses the analogy of physical fitness requiring both diet and exercise to address spiritually “flabby” believers who hear God’s Word but remain inactive in kingdom building, especially after the pandemic. Drawing parallels with Ephesians 4 about body building, he teaches that believers facing persecution must get off the couch by maintaining urgency about Christ’s return, practicing fervent love that covers sins, showing hospitality to strangers without complaint, and using their spiritual gifts faithfully—warning teachers especially to speak only God’s utterances, not their opinions, through careful exegesis rather than predetermined interpretations.