We deepen our awareness that we are children of God who are called to suffer, followed by glory. 1. We know that our calling to suffer is our calling to pray. (v.1-7) 2. We accept that sometimes we suffer for God's sake. (v.8-11) 3. We keep praising God, during our suffering. (v.12-14) 4. We remember that our suffering does not define us. (v.15-18) Applying: What amount or type of suffering did you expect? Who schemed for Christ's downfall? Mark 3:2. How do people respond to sound teaching? 2 Tim 4:3-4. What defines us? Ephesians 1:4 and 2:10.
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The Rev. Benjamin J. Snodgrass has been Pastor at Falls Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, since October, 2004. He graduated from Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and previously served at Grace Fellowship OPC in the Germantown area of...