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God's Gift of Gospel Suffering

by David Daniels on

To willingly accept the likely inconveniences that come with the Gospel mission—large or small—is to embrace Christ, our suffering Savior. We are never more like Jesus than when we endure the harder thing in our attempt to make known Jesus and His Gospel.

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Higher Up

Looking, Living, and Longing for the Life To Come

by David Daniels and Roger Sappington on

Christians are strangers in this world and, therefore, don’t look like this world. Our alien disposition can invite suffering, the consequence of being aligned with Jesus rather than our culture. In his letter to a church under pressure, the Apostle Peter encourages God’s people to live surprising, Christ-centered, and Kingdom-oriented lives as they look forward to the glory to come. Through the important book of 1 Peter, the church today is reminded that we are not of this world and must look, live, and long for a life that is "higher up."
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The Unexpected Pathway to Christmas

by Randall Merrill on

The fame of the God of the Jews had spread generations before, during a time of intense suffering, to prepare the world for the coming of One who would be called a Light to the Gentiles. Often, in times of suffering, it may be that God is doing something much larger.

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Gratitude in the Hard Places

by Stephanie Thomas on

How can you practice being grateful when you’re at the end of your rope and you just lost your job? Where is gratitude when your marriage is falling apart? How can you be grateful when you just got word that your father is terminal? What if things are going from bad to worse?

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Called to Rejoice in Suffering

by Kristi Briggs on

We are called to rejoice in our suffering for Christ, but God has promised us His eternal glory as a reward. With Jesus as our Living Hope, our sufferings do not compare to the glory that’s waiting for us.

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Don't Look Now, But You're in a Wilderness

by Randall Merrill on

If nothing changes in spite of your efforts, you are likely in a wilderness situation. God has put you there for a reason, and He has kept you there for a reason. Knowing that He has a design, even when His hand is unseen, will help you make it through your wilderness experience successfully.