Northland Church
Iron Faith - Temporal Pain, Eternal Gain
A message from Senior Pastor Josh Laxton
Locations & Times
Northland Church
522 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Welcome to Northland!
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
Follow us @NorthlandChurch on Facebook and Instagram
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
Follow us @NorthlandChurch on Facebook and Instagram
Looking for past sermon notes? Find them on our website with podcasts and tools to dig deeper into the message. NorthlandChurch.net/watch
What's Current
Kyiv Symphony and Chorus Orchestra in Concert
FREE EVENT!
September 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Join us for an unforgettable experience from this group of world-class musicians! A love offering will be taken to help support this ministry.
Let's Go to the Movies!
Special Screening Friday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. at the AMStar Lake Mary
Never Give Up is the story of Brad Minns. Fueled by faith, he became the world’s best deaf tennis player in a comeback match for the ages. Half-price tickets are available now!
NorthlandChurch.net/Movie
Looking for Community? Join a LIFE² Group!
Options include Building Your Finances God's Way, along with groups for men, women, singles and more.
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FREE EVENT!
September 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Join us for an unforgettable experience from this group of world-class musicians! A love offering will be taken to help support this ministry.
Let's Go to the Movies!
Special Screening Friday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. at the AMStar Lake Mary
Never Give Up is the story of Brad Minns. Fueled by faith, he became the world’s best deaf tennis player in a comeback match for the ages. Half-price tickets are available now!
NorthlandChurch.net/Movie
Looking for Community? Join a LIFE² Group!
Options include Building Your Finances God's Way, along with groups for men, women, singles and more.
NorthlandChurch.net/Groups
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- Fire Forges Faith
- Suffering Strengthens Salvation
- Pain Produces Perseverance
- Suffering Strengthens Salvation
- Pain Produces Perseverance
Three Truths about Pain with regards to Endurance
1. Pain is needed to produce endurance.
1. Pain is needed to produce endurance.
The exit of the faith
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The endurance in your faith.
or
The endurance in your faith.
- Disappointments and Discouragements
- Discipline (from the Lord)
- Difficulties (in life)
- Discomfort and Dissatisfactions
- Despair
- Death
- Discipline (from the Lord)
- Difficulties (in life)
- Discomfort and Dissatisfactions
- Despair
- Death
You and I need pain
Three Truths about Pain with regards to Endurance
1. Pain is needed to produce endurance.
2. The paradox of pain and the inward power that produces endurance.
1. Pain is needed to produce endurance.
2. The paradox of pain and the inward power that produces endurance.
Three Truths about Pain with regards to Endurance
1. Pain is needed to produce endurance.
2. The paradox of pain and the inward power that produces endurance.
3. The promises that fuel us through pain as we endure to the end.
1. Pain is needed to produce endurance.
2. The paradox of pain and the inward power that produces endurance.
3. The promises that fuel us through pain as we endure to the end.
What are the promises that fuel us through pain as we endure to the end?
- Our pain is light compared to the glory that is coming
- Our pain is momentary compared to eternity that is coming
- Our present pain is making the future of our salvation so much sweeter
- God is capturing our tears, and will one day wipe them from our eyes
- God will one day answer all our prayers of deliverance, once and for all
- Our pain is light compared to the glory that is coming
- Our pain is momentary compared to eternity that is coming
- Our present pain is making the future of our salvation so much sweeter
- God is capturing our tears, and will one day wipe them from our eyes
- God will one day answer all our prayers of deliverance, once and for all
Three takeaways:
1. Don’t fight against pain; fight in the pain
2. Don’t shake your fist at God in your pain, but raise your hands and praise Him in your pain.
3. Don’t reject pain, let God redeem it.
1. Don’t fight against pain; fight in the pain
2. Don’t shake your fist at God in your pain, but raise your hands and praise Him in your pain.
3. Don’t reject pain, let God redeem it.