Patience is a hard value to cultivate in a society which values instant gratification. How do we grow in patience? In this session we look at what patience is (and is not), especially patience in waiting for God’s promises and patience in suffering. We finish by looking at persistence in prayer.
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In our suffering we might think “is this a punishment?” or “am I on the wrong path?” In this passage we discover that nothing – absolutely nothing – can separate us from God’s love. No circumstance, hardship, suffering, persecution – anything.
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Suffering is the hardest thing to cope with in life – especially long-term or chronic suffering. The only thing that keeps us going is hope – hope that one day things will change. In this passage, Paul shows us how God gives us hope through Jesus Christ, and how that changes the way that we suffer.
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How do we cope when we’re going through hard times? This Psalm helps us know how to relate to God at these times.
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When we think about blessing, we often think about getting nice things – but we rarely, if ever, think of suffering as a blessing. And yet Jesus’ letter shows that suffering and persecution can be a rich blessing.
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Why do tragic things happen? Is it because some people are particularly sinful or bad? In this sermon we look at what Jesus has to say in Luke 13:1-9.
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In the final part of the ‘Return of Christ’ series we look at 2 Thessalonians 1, which shows us how to endure suffering and persecution while we await Christ’s return.
Last week’s session was A life fit for the new creation (2 Peter 3).
1 Peter 5v7 says: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” But what does that mean, and how do we do it? Let’s spend a little while thinking about these wonderful words.
Last week’s session was on Proverbs 3:-12 – “Wisdom & Well-Being”. All previous sessions are available on this playlist.
When we’re going through times of suffering or hardship we often ask “Why?” In this sermon we look at how Jesus transforms our suffering into something for God’s glory.
This is part three of the ‘Seven Signs in John’ series. See the previous sermon ‘You are not strong enough (and that’s OK)’ on John 6:16-24 here.
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When we go through hard times and suffering, we often ask the question “Why?” Finding a reason can be so helpful in going through hard times. In this passage we think about what Paul says about hard times.
You might like to have the passage open – you can read it online here: Romans 8:18-30.
This sermon was preached for my church’s livestream on Sunday 7th Feb. We are currently working through Romans 8, so I make reference to the previous sermon (but it’s not essential to watch first!). The ‘Wednesday Worshippers’ sermon I refer to is also available here on Understand the Bible.
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