Suffering
Lesson 1: Why do we suffer?
Lesson 1: Why do we suffer?Acts 9:16 - For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of My name.www.bible.com/bible/59/act.9All of us have at some time in our life cried out to God, “Why do I have to suffer so?” Whether our pain is of our…
Lesson 2: Extent of suffering – all creation
Lesson 2: Extent of suffering – all creationRomans 8:17-23 (ESV) - www.bible.com/bible/59/rom.817 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.18…
Lesson 3: Purpose of suffering - comfort
Lesson 3: Purpose of suffering - comfort2 Corinthians 1:7 (ESV) - www.bible.com/bible/59/2cor.17 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.Is it hard to imagine how suffering ca…
Lesson 4: Purpose of suffering – faith in Him (part 1)
Lesson 4: Purpose of suffering – faith in Him (part 1)Romans 8:26-39 (ESV) - www.bible.com/bible/59/rom.826 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with…
Lesson 5: Purpose of suffering – faith in Him (part 2)
Lesson 5: Purpose of suffering – faith in Him (part 2)Romans 8:26-39 (ESV)28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestin…
Lesson 6: Purpose of suffering – faith in Him (part 3)
Lesson 6: Purpose of suffering – faith in Him (part 3)Romans 8:26-39 (ESV)32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?…
Lesson 7: Purpose of suffering – God manifested in us
Lesson 7: Purpose of suffering – God manifested in us2 Corinthians 4:11-18 (ESV)11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.12 So death is at work in…
Lesson 8: Purpose of suffering – our purification
Lesson 8: Purpose of suffering – our purificationPhilippians 3:8-11 (ESV)8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubb…
Lesson 9: Purpose of suffering – our maturity in Christ
Lesson 9: Purpose of suffering – our maturity in ChristJames 1:2-4 (ESV)2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.4 And let steadfastness have its full…
Lesson 10: Purpose for suffering – a warning to unbelievers
Lesson 10: Purpose for suffering – a warning to unbelievers2 Thessalonians 1:3-8 (ESV)3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another…
Lesson 11: Response to suffering - rejoicing
Lesson 11: Response to suffering - rejoicingPhilippians 2:27-30 (ESV)27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.28 I am the more eager to send him, therefo…
Lesson 12: Response to suffering - understanding
Lesson 12: Response to suffering - understandingColossians 1:24-26 (ESV)24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,25 of whic…
Lesson 13: Response to suffering – faithfulness to Him
Lesson 13: Response to suffering – faithfulness to Him2 Timothy 2:11-13 (ESV)11 The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;1…
Lesson 14: Response to suffering – patience
Lesson 14: Response to suffering – patienceJames 5:7-10 (ESV)7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the…
Lesson 15: Response to suffering – anticipation
Lesson 15: Response to suffering – anticipation1 Peter 4:12-14 (ESV)12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s…
Lesson 16: Response to suffering – submission to God
Lesson 16: Response to suffering – submission to God1 Peter 5:6-11 (ESV)6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.8 Be sober…
Lesson 17: Result of suffering – God’s character in us
Lesson 17: Result of suffering – God’s character in usRomans 5:3-5 (ESV)3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,5 and hope does not…
Lesson 18 – Result of suffering – identification
Lesson 18 – Result of suffering – identificationHebrews 13:11-15 (ESV)11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp.12 So Jesus also suffered outs…
Suffering For Christ
Suffering For Christ CHARACTER COUNT Lesson 1: Why do we suffer? 3,093Lesson 2: Extent of suffering – all creation 3,188Lesson 3: Purpose of suffering - comfort 2,856Lesson 4: Purpose of suffering – faith in…