Episode 37 - Know Greater Joy Podcast - Suffering - How not Why

Pastor Steve and Pastor Ryan talk about Suffering - How and not Why, part 1 of a 5 part series.

Suffering - Paul David Tripp AMAZON LINK FOR BOOK 

Key Passages of Scripture 

Ecclesiastes 7:14 (ESV) 

14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. 

Psalm 34:19 (ESV) 

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. 

Romans 5:3–4 (ESV) 

3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 

James 1:2–3 (ESV) 

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 

1 Peter 1:6–7 (ESV) 

6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 

1 Peter 4:12–19 (ESV)  

12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 17For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good. 

1 Peter 5:10 (ESV) 

10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 

Philippians 1:29 (ESV) 

29 For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, 

2 Timothy 3:12 (ESV) 

12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 

Romans 8:18 (ESV) 

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 

2 Corinthians 4:8–9 (ESV) 

8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 

2 Corinthians 4:16–18 (ESV) 

16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 

2 Corinthians 1:4 (ESV) 

4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 

Galatians 6:2 (ESV) 

2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 

John 16:33 (ESV) 

33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” 

Revelation 21:3 (ESV) 

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.