1. Pain Is Inevitable … Defeat Is Optional

2. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen.

3. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen.

4. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen.

5. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen.

6. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen.

7. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen. This is not an automatic process!

8. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen. This is not an automatic process! Must be open to restoration

9. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen. This is not an automatic process! Must be open to restoration Must receive the process

10. 1 Peter 5:10&11 In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power is his forever and ever. Amen. This is not an automatic process! Must be open to restoration Must receive the process Must submit to the process

11. Restore reinstate (v.), re-establish, bring back, return refurbish, renovate, recondition restore, refurbish? To what?

12. Restore 10 God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing. Eph 2:10 (NCV) To what we were created for

13. Support & Strengthen Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

14. Support & Strengthen 2 Share each other’s troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ. 3 If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody. Galatians 6:1-3 (NLT)

15. I asked three questions: 1. Do you think its necessary to be a part of a support/recovery/cell group for your growth to be maximized? 2. What are the advantages of being in a small group? 3. Turning your struggle into a ministry, how's it working?

19. He will place you on a firm foundation But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: “The Lord knows those who are his” and “All who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing.” 2 Tim 2:19 (GNB)