For the “Building an Effective Cancer Ministry” Conference John C. Thomas, Ph.D.., Ph.D. Thomas, J. C., & Habermas, G. (2008). What’s good about feeling.

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For the “Building an Effective Cancer Ministry” Conference John C. Thomas, Ph.D.., Ph.D. Thomas, J. C., & Habermas, G. (2008). What’s good about feeling bad: Finding purpose and a path through your pain. Carol Streams, IL: Tyndale. What’s Good About Feeling Bad: Developing a Theology of Suffering

The Realities of Suffering Reality 1: Suffering is universal Reality 2: Suffering is painful Reality 3: Suffering is personal Reality 4: Suffering is unnerving Reality 5: Suffering is mysterious Reality 6: Suffering is biblical

Beliefs about Suffering Key Belief 1: I deserve ease and comfort in life Key Belief 2: I deserve a predictable world Key Belief 3: I deserve a fair world

Questions about Suffering Why me? Why this? Why now?

Percepts of Suffering Everyone will suffer All suffering has meaning Multiple sources: A broken & fallen world Supernatural causes People’s choices Our choices No all-inclusive answer

Percepts of Suffering (2) God is not obligated to give us a reason God knows our pain and is with us when we suffer God is always at work God can redeem suffering There is an end to all suffering for the believer

The Purposes of Suffering The Inward Direction The Forward Direction The Outward Direction The Upward Direction

Inward Purposes of Suffering A Purified Faith (1 Pt. 1:6-7) A Humble Heart (2 Cor. 12:7-10) Test Our Faithfulness (Job 1-2) Well-Behaved Children (Hb. 12:5-6)

Forward Purposes of Suffering To Mature Us (Js. 1:2-4) To Be Christ-like (Ro. 8:29-29) A Personalized Faith (Job 42:5)

Outward Purposes of Suffering To Build His Kingdom (Phil. 1:12- 13) A Strong and Caring Church (1 Cor. 12:25- 26) To Minister through Us (2 Cor. 1:3-7)

Upward Purposes of Suffering See His True Character (Job 42:1-6) Prepare Us for a Blessing (Job 42:10-17) Give Believers Dying Grace (Phil. 1:20-21) Reward Those Who Endure (Js. 1:12) To Glorify God (Jn. 9:1-4)

The Pathway through Suffering Probe Your Beliefs about Suffering; look for misconceptions Assign Your Suffering to God Apply a Plan of Recovery Redeem Your Suffering

Pathway: Assign Your Suffering Release Your Feelings to God Review the Nature of Your Suffering Recognize the Ways God Works to Accomplish His Plan Reaffirm Your Desire to Know God

Pathway: Assign Your Suffering (4) Reassess Your Dependency & Trust in God Relinquish Your Destiny into God’s Trustworthy Hands Rejoice in How God May Use Your Suffering

Pathway: Apply a Plan Purpose your heart Change your perspective Examine your attitude Change your emotions Change thinking: Avoid Examine expectations Have a proper life perspective

Pathway: Redeem Your Suffering Prevent undue stress Surrender protection and be open to others

Providing Ministry A ministry of presence An empathic ear Accept what happened & the person’s response Seek to instill hope Pray Be practical in your help Be aware of your attitude Attitude of love & acceptance Stay in contact