THE ROADS CHURCH - NC & MTC

Endure hardship - kakŏpathĕō - To undergo hardship, be afflicted, suffer physical pain, hardship or distress

Not WHAT we go through (suffering, hardships or pain) but HOW we go through

WHAT - Helps to relate or connect
HOW - Helps to provide direction, hope and encouragement

As - hos - In which way, like, how; in that manner

Engaged in warfare - strateuo - To engage in a war as a soldier, to fight or battle

Affairs - pragmatĕia - Activities involved in one’s behavior or conduct; transaction, business or personal pursuits

Entangles himself - ĕmplĕkō - To twine or braid; entangle; become involved to the point that it interferes with other activities, immobility

Choke - sumpnigō - To strangle, suffocate, crowd around, press against; inhibit the function of something

Please - aresko - Give pleasure to or be pleasing to; desire to please

Enlisted him as a soldier - stratŏlŏgĕō - To gather or select; levy an army or recruit for military service