Weekly Sermons
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- Series: Philippians
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- Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30
The Gospel Changes How We View Suffering
Philippians 1:27-30
Suffering happens to all people in this world, no __________
The world’s religions basically have one form or another of the “reap what you sow” principle. It can be described by the word “________________.”
Christianity does not disagree with the basic principle that you reap what you sow, but it does not stop there. It is the only religion that truly understands how deeply _______________ has affected the entire world.
The “reap what you sow” principle is not all that there is. The gospel of Jesus Christ brings a far more important truth: mercy and _______________________.
Three ways the gospel changes our view of suffering:
1. There is a type of suffering _____________ to Christians V. 27-30
I Peter 3:17-18a John 16:33
2. Christians must stick ______________ for the gospel no matter what they suffer V. 27-28
3. People and circumstances can degrade the Christian but they can’t take away the Christian’s __________ V. 28