Tag: suffering

  • Do not lose heart over tribulations & sufferings – 1

    Faint Not Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. – Ephesians 3:13 KJV The Apostle Paul encourages a church of central importance with a letter written to followers looking toward an uncertain future. His comforting call from one saint to another urges them to not lose heart…

  • Follow After Me 7 – Despondency

    When we last looked at a view of a Christian following after Jesus we had met one of many pliable Christians. Perhaps you saw a few of these unfamiliar faces in church Easter Sunday. (Perhaps you are one of them.) We get inspired to join the crowds following Jesus with a commitment not unlike those…

  • Who IS this man?

    Isaiah 42:1-3 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a…