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As we continue to consider how to see purpose in our problems and pain, Pastor Ford will explain the various kinds of suffering we can encounter.  One of those is remedial suffering, and God uses it much like a potter uses heat to cure his clay.  So, it’s during those times when God uses suffering to burn character into us...

God used Goliath, a giant, to bring David to prominence, because David was the young man whom God had chosen to later become King of Israel.  If he’d had no encounter with the giant, he would have had no prominence in his youth.  And then God used the Devil to bring Job to prominence—no Devil, no prominence.  He...

When we consider the purpose in our problems and pain, we need to realize that it’s not how much of Jesus we have, but it’s how much of us that Jesus has. We need to ask ourselves, do we really trust Him in our time of trouble?

There’s power in the name of Jesus.  So much so, that when we focus on Him and on magnifying His name, our perspective changes.  And the smaller the problems in our lives will actually become, in light of His glory. ...

When we face problems and pain in life, we need to understand that what we’re going through is for the future that we’re going to. That struggle is a part of making us who we’re going to become and it is designed to accomplish God’s purpose for our lives.

Pastor Ford will challenge us today to consider the need we have to understand how our problems and pain can be motivating factors in our lives. Even though we go through difficulties, they can motivate us to live in our “not yet,” right now.  In other words, we can focus right now on the hope we have in our future with Jesus,...

Crises are a part of life for everyone and many times they bring suffering into our lives.  But as believers, we have actually been called to suffer for Christ.  We’ll learn today how suffering grows us, grounds us, graces us, and grooms us for what God has in store. ...

When asked about our commitment to Jesus, many of us have probably said, “Oh yeah, I live for Jesus… I’ll even die for Jesus!”  But today, Pastor Ford will ask these convicting questions—”How do you think you’re going to die for Jesus when you can’t even make it to church for Jesus? How...

Crises are discouraging and sometimes even overwhelming. But maintaining our commitment to Christ in the midst of a crisis should always be our goal. Because no matter what we’re going through or what kind of persecution we might face, if we still have the approval of Jesus, then that’s really all that matters.

Suffering always has a purpose.  As we begin a study in Revelation 13, we’ll realize that sometimes our suffering is actually related to our redemption.  When God allows us to suffer, He’s not trying to destroy us. He’s trying to develop us. But in order to understand the process, we have to see suffering from...