FAITHFULLY “RUNNING THE RACE” ENDURANCE IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND SUFFERING A Different perspective on Suffering:  Jesus is clearly loved.

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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