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Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands DEEPER LIFE BIBLE CHURCH, LOCATION / REGION SEARCH

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands DEEPER LIFE BIBLE CHURCH, LOCATION / REGION SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES Year of Full Restoration 18 JUNE, 2017 Email: info@deeperlife. nl; Websites: www. dclm-nl. org; www. dclm. org …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands LESSON 647: COMFORT FOR SUFFERING BELIEVERS MEMORY VERSE:

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands LESSON 647: COMFORT FOR SUFFERING BELIEVERS MEMORY VERSE: “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. ” 2 Corinthians 1: 3 -4 TEXT: 2 Corinthians 1: 1 -24 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands INTRODUCTION From our previous study we learn to:

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands INTRODUCTION From our previous study we learn to: • Show practical love to the needy brethren. • Plan and depend on the Spirit of God for direction in evangelistic outreaches. Continue God’s work in the face of opposition. • Remain watchful, steadfast, spiritually strength and courageous. • In our study today, the Apostle re-affirm his calling and ministry • Paul encourages the saints against sufferings, by the comforts and deliverances which God had given him as in all his afflictions • All members of the body of Christ should serve as source of comfort and consolation to suffering believers • It also reveals what our conduct should be in times of severe or extreme afflictions arising from our faith in Christ and ministry …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands DISCUSSION …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands DISCUSSION …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 1: What lesson can we learn from

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 1: What lesson can we learn from Paul’s salvation experience in our text? …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 2: From the text, what is “Church”

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 2: From the text, what is “Church” and how can one become a member of it? • 2 Corinthians 1: 1 • 1 Corinthians 12: 27 • Ephesians 4: 12 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 3: Mention some of the reasons for

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 3: Mention some of the reasons for suffering and the benefits that come from it. a) Roman 8: 35 b) 2 Corinthians 1: 4; 12: 7 -10; Isaiah 48: 10; Psalm 119: 67 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 4: What should be our consolation in

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 4: What should be our consolation in times of suffering? • 2 Corinthians 1: 6, 11 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 5: How should we conduct ourselves in

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands Question 5: How should we conduct ourselves in times of suffering? • Psalm 34: 17, 19 • Romans 15: 4 • 1 Samuel 30: 6 • Hebrew 10: 35 -39 • 2 Corinthians 1: 10 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands SUMMARY • Affliction to the people of God

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands SUMMARY • Affliction to the people of God is but a pruning knife to the vine to prepare them for greater usefulness to others. • When we truly share the sufferings of Christ, we have in Him peace in the midst of it all, and grace to bear it. • The sufferings of the Christian are the sufferings of Christ. He sympathizes with His members when they suffer for His sake. • The suffering believer need to pray for God’s help, read and meditate on God’s word, encourage self in the Lord, continue trusting God, exercise patience, remember God’s past faithfulness and remain optimistic about life …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands TIME TO PRAY! …earnestly contend for the FAITH

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands TIME TO PRAY! …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)