FAITHFULLY “RUNNING THE RACE” ENDURANCE IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND SUFFERING A Different perspective on Suffering: Jesus is clearly loved by the Father, and He suffered greatly Jesus did not flee from suffering or resist it; He faced it with JOY Jesus endured suffering for the joy of loving us – do we love Him?
DISCIPLINE FROM THE FATHER Two Kinds: 1. Correction, learning that is a part of maturing 2. Chastisement for deliberate, habitual sin
THE PROMISE OF AN UNSHAKABLE KINGDOM