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Finding Comfort in God’s Sovereignty
1. Do not be ashamed of suffering
2 Timothy 1:8
"So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me His prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God" NIV
2. Act holy because God made you holy
2 Timothy 1:9
"who has saved us and called us to a holy life — not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace." NIV
John 6:44
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day." NIV
2 Timothy 2:25-26
"Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will." NIV
John 16:7-8
"But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:" NIV
Acts 7:51
"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!" NIV
Ephesians 2:8
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— " NIV
2 Timothy 1:9
"who has saved us and called us to a holy life — not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace." NIV
3. Rest in eternal grace
2 Timothy 1:9
"who has saved us and called us to a holy life — not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time," NIV
Ephesians 1:11
"In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will," NIV
4. Look to the future
2 Timothy 1:10
"but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel." NIV
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." NIV
Isaiah 43:1-3
"But now, this is what the Lord says —
He who created you, O Jacob,
He who formed you, O Israel:
'Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are Mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;" NIV
5. Talk about the good news
2 Timothy 1:11-12
"And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. That is why I am suffering as I am." NIV
6. Trust God
2 Timothy 1:12
"That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day." NIV
Finding Comfort in God’s Sovereignty
Do not be ashamed of suffering
Act holy because God made you holy
Rest in eternal grace
Look to the future
Talk about the good news
Trust God
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