CCC Service
“Ancient and New: Strength to Endure - The Path of Suffering - Part 2" | January 23 | Colossians 1:24-29
Colossians 1:24-29 ESV
3 Ways We Look at Suffering Biblically:
• Suffering will always be with us in this world
• Suffering in the hands of God is purposeful and maybe the most challenging for us is that
• We are called to share in His suffering
Philippians 3:8-11 ESV
1. Sufferings end
a. Conformed to Jesus
Colossians 1:24 ESV
The fullness of your sin is covered in the fullness of his blood.
Romans 8:17 ESV
There is no true following of Jesus that does not lead us into and through suffering.
1. Sufferings end
a. Conformed to Jesus
b. Tied to His hope
Romans 6:5 ESV
2. The three J Curves
a. Suffering J Curve
Romans 8:28 ESV
2. The three J Curves
a. Suffering J Curve
b. Love J Curve
Philippians 2:5-11 ESV
2. The three J Curves
a. Suffering J Curve
b. Love J Curve
c. Repentance J Curve
Colossians 3:5-10 ESV
“You can’t improve the flesh; you must kill it. The cross is a place for dying, not improving.”
Paul E. Miller
J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life
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