Transcript Suffering

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“The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and
they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering
with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics,
paralytics; and He healed them.” Matthew 4:24
And a woman who had been suffering from a
hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and
touched the fringe of His cloak…” Matthew 9:20
“Wars, revolutions, floods, plagues, all those little
things that bring people back to you.” Fiddler on the Roof
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“But Ananias answered, ‘Lord, I have heard from
many about this man (Paul), how much harm he did to
Your saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority
from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your
name.’ But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for he is a chosen
instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the
Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will
show him how much he must suffer for My name’s
sake.’” Acts 9:13-16
“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in
suffering for the gospel according to the power of
God…” 2 Timothy 1:8
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We ought always to give thanks to God for you,
brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly
enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one
another grows ever greater; therefore, we ourselves
speak proudly of you among the churches of God for
your perseverance and faith in the midst of all
your persecutions and afflictions which you
endure. This is a plain indication of God’s righteous
judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering.
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They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a
public jail. Acts 5:18
They took his (Rabbi Gamaliel’s) advice; and after
calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered
them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then
released them. So they went on their way from the
presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been
considered worthy to suffer shame for His (Jesus’)
name. Acts 5:40-41
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“From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that
He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from
the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed,
and be raised up on the third day.” Matthew 16:21
And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat
this Passover with you before I suffer…” Luke 22:15
“And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are
receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man
has done nothing wrong.” Luke 23:41
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“’Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me,
yet not My will, but Yours be done.’ Now an angel
from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.
And being in agony He was praying very fervently;
and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling
down upon the ground. Luke 22:42-44
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him.
And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on
His head, and arrayed Him in a purple robe, and they
began to come up to Him, and say, ‘Hail, king of the
Jews!” (mockery) and to give Him blows in the face.”
John 19:1-2
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A scourge (from Latin: excoriare, "to flay“ (the
removal of skin from the body), and corium, "skin") is
a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to
inflict severe corporal punishment. Wikipedia
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“’Father, forgive them; for they do not know what
they are doing.’ And they cast lots, dividing up His
garments among themselves.” Luke 23:34
…that we and others might
be redeemed (justified)
by His perfect sacrifice
(blood).
“If the world hates you, you know that it has
hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the
world, the world would love its own; but because
you are not of the world, but I chose you out of
the world, because of this the world hates you.
Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is
not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted
Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My
word, they will keep yours also.” John 15:18-20
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Persecution
Death(s)
Sickness(es)
Physical aliment(s)
Addiction(s)
Divorce
Infidelity
Abuse (any form of it!)
Alienation
All are a by-product of sin
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The Easy Way – “Flesh”
reaction: anger,
violence, revenge,
rejection, hurt,
bitterness…
The Hard Way - “Holy
Spirit” response: love,
joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control (Galatians 5:22-23;
also see Matthew 5-7)
The easy way
is always the
“As for me, (John the
Baptist) I baptize you
with
water
for
repentance, but He
who is coming after
me is mightier than I,
and I am not fit to
remove His sandals;
He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit
and fire.
“Behold, I am going to send My messenger,
and he will clear the way before Me. And the
Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to
His temple; and the messenger of the covenant,
in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,”
says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure
the day of His coming? And who can stand
when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s
fire and like fullers’ soap. He will sit as a
smelter and purifier of silver, and He will
purify the sons of Levi and refine them like
gold and silver, so that they may present to the
LORD offerings in righteousness.” Malachi 3:1-3
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Iron is melted again to a
temperature of 2800 degrees
Fahrenheit. More impurities are
burned out, producing a much
stronger building material - steel.
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“And it came to be that the beggar died, and was
carried by the messengers to the bosom of
Avraham. And the rich man also died and was
buried. And while suffering tortures in She’ol,
having lifted up his eyes, he saw Avraham far
away and El’azar (Lazarus) in his bosom. And
crying out he said, ‘Father Avraham, have
compassion on me, and send El’azar to dip the tip
of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am
suffering in this flame.’ But Avraham said, ‘Son,
remember that in your life you received your
good, and likewise El’azar the evil, but now he is
comforted and you are suffering.’ ” Luke 16:22-25
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“But who of you, having a servant ploughing or
shepherding, would say to him when he has
come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and
sit down to eat?’ But would he not rather say to
him, ‘Prepare somewhat for my supper, and gird
yourself and serve me while I eat and drink, and
afterward you shall eat and drink?’ Would he
thank that servant because he did what he was
commanded? I think not. So also you, when you
have done all that you were commanded, say,
‘We are unworthy servants, we have done what
was our duty to do.’ ” Luke 17:7-10
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Keep your focus on Yeshua
Study the scriptures
 Sing praise/worship music
 Seek council of leadership
 Invest in the kingdom
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 Serve the body
 Love your brothers/sisters in Yeshua compassionately
 Forgive everyone – everyday
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not
forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your
transgressions.” Matthew 6:14-15
Note: not contingent on an apology
“As Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man
be lifted up; so that whoever
believes will in Him have
eternal life.” John 3:14-15
“Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea,
to go around the land of Edom; and the people became
impatient because of the journey. The people spoke against
God and Moses, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt
to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water,
and we loathe this miserable food.’ The LORD sent fiery
serpents among the people and they bit the people, so that
many people of Israel died. So the people came to Moses and
said, ‘We have sinned, because we have spoken against the
LORD and you; intercede with the LORD, that He may
remove the serpents from us.’ And Moses interceded for the
people. Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Make a fiery serpent,
and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone
who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live.’” Numbers 21:4-8
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If we sowed spiritual things in you, is it too much if we
reap material things from you? If others share the right
over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not use
this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause
no hindrance to the gospel of Messiah. 1 Corinthians 9:11-12
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common
to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be
tempted beyond what you are able, but with the
temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that
you will be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
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We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren,
as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged,
and the love of each one of you toward one another
grows ever greater; therefore, we ourselves speak
proudly of you among the churches of God for your
perseverance and faith in the midst of all your
persecutions and afflictions which you endure. This is a
plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you
will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for
which indeed you are suffering. For after all it is only
just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict
you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us
as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from
heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire…”
2 Timothy 1:3-7
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Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant
of David, according to my gospel, for which I suffer
hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the
word of God is not imprisoned. For this reason I endure
all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that
they also may obtain the salvation which is in Messiah
Yeshua and with it eternal glory. It is a trustworthy
statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with
Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we
deny Him, He also will deny us; if we are faithless, He
remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:8
suffered horrifically that others might be redeemed
We can, therefore, trust that our suffering
will reap rewards for the Kingdom of God.
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the
works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than
these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever
you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father
may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in
My name, I will do it. If you love Me, you will keep
My commandments.” John 14:12-15
“These signs will accompany those who have believed:
in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak
with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if
they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Mark 16:17-18
For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly
treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what
is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds
favor with God. For you have been called for this purpose,
since Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example
for you to follow in His steps, WHO COMMITTED NO
SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; and
while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while
suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself
Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in
His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to
righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. For you
were continually straying like sheep, but now you have
returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
1 Peter 2:20-25
Blessed be the God and Father of our Adonia Yeshua ha
Mashiach, who according to His great mercy has caused us to
be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of
Messiah Yeshua from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which
is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved
in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God
through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last
time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little
while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold
which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to
result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Yeshua
Messiah; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him,
and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you
greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining
as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.1 Peter 1:3-9
Yet we do speak wisdom among those
who are mature; a wisdom, however,
not of this age nor of the rulers of this
age, who are passing away; but we
speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the
hidden wisdom which God
predestined before the ages to our
glory; the wisdom which none of the
rulers of this age has understood; for if
they had understood it they would not
have crucified the Lord of glory; but
just as it is written, “things which eye
has not seen and ear has not heard,
and which have not entered the heart
of man, all that God has prepared for
those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:6-9