Opening Reading: Psalm 30
Outline:
• The Call to Christian “Ministry”
• A Willing Attitude: Joy in Suffering
• Personal Suffering
• The Suffering Church
• How Suffering Brings Us Closer to Jesus Christ
Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):
• Revelation 21:4
• 1 Peter 1:6-7
• Colossians 1:24
• 1 Peter 4:10-11
• Ephesians 4:12
• 2 Timothy 3:12
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16
• James 1:2
• Romans 8:28
• Genesis 50:20
• Romans 9:2
• 2 Timothy 4:14-15
• Hebrews 12:1-3
• 1 Peter 4:12-14
• Luke 9:23
• 1 Corinthians 4:10
• Matthew 5:11-12
• John 15:18-19
• Romans 5:3-5
• Acts 9:1-2
• Acts 9:3-5
• Revelation 6:9-11
• Acts 5:41-42
• Philippians 1:29
• Romans 8:16
• James 1:2-4
• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10