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Podcast: Sfmin
Episode: THE PURPOSE AND REWARDS OF GODLY SUFFERING MARCH 13, 2022
Description: THE PURPOSE AND REWARDS OF GODLY SUFFERING
MARCH 13, 2022
è What is Godly Suffering? Identification with Jesus (2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 4:1; Philippians 1:29)
• Suffering in line with the will of God.
è Forms of Godly suffering
• Ridicule (Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 9:24)
• The world system (1 John 5:19)
• Resistance:
• Our own flesh (Galatians 5:17; Romans 8:7)
• The devil (1 Peter 5:8)
• Rejection/Distance from close relationships
• Betrayal
• “How does the Lord see them? Can I trust the Lord to draw them to Himself? Can I stay the course when I see no immediate change? (2 Peter 3:9)
è Rewards of God Suffering
• Greater intimacy with our Lord (Philippians 3:10)
• Maturity, perspective, strength, stability (1 Peter 5:10)
• The Glory of God comes out! (1 Peter 4:12-16)