CCC Service
Weekend Worship | January 16
“Ancient and New: Strength to Endure - The Path of Suffering" | January 16 | Colossians 1:24-29
Locations & Times
Central Christian Church
2900 N Rock Rd, Wichita, KS 67226, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. The Western mindset
a. Chief aim of man is removal of suffering
b. This view in the Church
a. Chief aim of man is removal of suffering
b. This view in the Church
God can become:
• A tool to take away our guilt
• A therapeutic who wants nothing more from us than to be nice and to be happy
• A means to more wealth
• A means to health, when medicine can't help us
• The pursuit of an existential feeling and emotion
• A Father we run to get things we want
• A tool to take away our guilt
• A therapeutic who wants nothing more from us than to be nice and to be happy
• A means to more wealth
• A means to health, when medicine can't help us
• The pursuit of an existential feeling and emotion
• A Father we run to get things we want
2. Suffering through God's eyes
a. It will always be with us
a. It will always be with us
2. Suffering through God's eyes
a. It will always be with us
b. Purposeful
a. It will always be with us
b. Purposeful
2. Suffering through God's eyes
a. It will always be with us
b. Purposeful
c. We are called to share it
i. Luke 17:33 “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.”
ii. Luke 9:23 “And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” We are called told to even desire to Share in his sufferings
iii. Philippians 3:10 “that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death”
a. It will always be with us
b. Purposeful
c. We are called to share it
i. Luke 17:33 “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.”
ii. Luke 9:23 “And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” We are called told to even desire to Share in his sufferings
iii. Philippians 3:10 “that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death”
Resources for today’s sermon are available upon request in the church office.
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