Suffering Well (1 Peter 4:12-19)
Key Idea: We suffer well as Christians when we learn and embrace five lessons:
The Sovereignty of God (Proverbs 16: 1-4)
The Grace of Suffering (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)
Walking With Those Who Are Suffering (Romans 12:9-5)
A Silent God in Times of Suffering (Job 9)
Behemoth & Leviathan: God is God and I am not (Job 40-41)
Presenting the World’s Most Priceless Jewel: Fear of the Lord
The Testing of Your Faith (Job 2.1-10)
Joy in Sorrow (John 16:16-24)
Key idea: We find a persevering and powerful joy when we see life in light of Christ and his gospel Four aspects of true joy to encourage our faith and increase our joy True joy recognizes the world’s counterfeits True joy is rooted in the Gospel True joy sees the bigger story Believe that suffering […]
Purposeful Suffering (John 15:1-11)
Key idea: We find joy in our sufferings when we embrace Christ’s loving purposes behind them. Four truths to inform and shape our theology of suffering: I. Suffering is not the whole story, but part of the greater story of redemption II. Suffering is not meaningless, but has greater purposes Applications: A. We embrace suffering by […]
