Final series from Michael Sabo on why Christians suffer.

1. Suffering: The Necessity Of The Christian Life
Part 5

2. SUFFERING
The Necessity Of The Christian Life, part 5
Purposes Of
Suffering
Types Of
Suffering
Reap
What
You Sow
Gal 6:7-9
Christ’s Suffering
On The Cross
Ministerial
Suffering
Physical/Emotional
Suffering
Your Poor
Choices
Poor Choices
Of Others
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

3. Galatians 6:7-9 - Don’t be
misled. Remember that you
can’t ignore God and get away
with it. You will always reap
what you sow! 8Those who live
only to satisfy their own sinful
desires will harvest the
consequences of decay and
death.

4. But those who live to please the
Spirit will harvest everlasting life
from the Spirit. 9So don’t get
tired of doing what is good. Don’t
get discouraged and give up, for
we will reap a harvest of blessing
at the appropriate time. NLT

5. Sow to the flesh you
will reap from the flesh.
Sow to the Spirit and you
will reap from the Spirit.

6. Jude 17-18 - But you, my dear
friends, must remember what
the apostles of our Lord Jesus
Christ told you, 18that in the last
times there would be scoffers
whose purpose in life is to enjoy
themselves in every evil way
imaginable. NLT

7. Phil 3:19 - Their future is
eternal destruction. Their god is
their appetite, they brag about
shameful things, and all they
think about is this life here on
earth. NLT

8. SUFFERING
The Necessity Of The Christian Life, part 5
Purposes Of
Suffering
Types Of
Suffering
Reap What
You Sow
Gal 6:7-9
Learn To
Rely
On God
2 Cor 1:9
Christ’s Suffering
On The Cross
Ministerial
Suffering
Physical/Emotional
Suffering
Your Poor
Choices
Poor Choices
Of Others Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

9. 2 Corinthians 1:9 - In fact, we
expected to die. But as a result,
we learned not to rely on
ourselves, but on God who can
raise the dead. NLT

10. 2 Corinthians 12:9 - …My
gracious favor is all you need.
My power works best in your
weakness. NLT

11. SUFFERING
The Necessity Of The Christian Life, part 5
Purposes Of
Suffering
Types Of
Suffering
Reap What
You Sow
Gal 6:7-9
Learn To
Rely
On God
2 Cor 1:9
Christ’s Suffering
On The Cross
Ministerial
Suffering
Physical/Emotional
Suffering
Your Poor
Choices
Poor Choices
Of Others
Purely For
God’s Glory
John 9:1-7
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

12. John 9:1-7 - As Jesus was
walking along, he saw a man
who had been blind from birth.
2“Teacher,” his disciples asked
him, “why was this man born
blind? Was it a result of his own
sins or those of his parents?”

13. 3“It was not because of his sins
or his parents’ sins,” Jesus
answered “He was born blind so
the power of God could be seen
in him. … 4We must quickly
carry out the tasks assigned us
by the one who sent us. The
night is coming, and then no
one can work.

14. 5But while I am here in the world,
I am the light of the world.” 6Then
he spit on the ground, made mud
with the saliva, and smoothed
the mud over the blind man’s
eyes.

15. 7He told him, “Go and wash in
the pool of Siloam” (Siloam
means Sent). So the man went
and washed, and came back
seeing! NLT

16. Job 42:7 - ...I am angry with
you and with your two friends,
for you have not been right in
what you said about me, ... NLT

17. SUFFERING
The Necessity Of The Christian Life, part 5
Purposes Of
Suffering
Types Of
Suffering
Reap What
You Sow
Gal 6:7-9
Learn To
Rely
On God
2 Cor 1:9
Christ’s Suffering
On The Cross
Ministerial
Suffering
Physical/Emotional
Suffering
Your Poor
Choices
Poor Choices
Of Others
Purely For
God’s Glory
John 9:1-7
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo

19. 6One day the members of the
heavenly court came to
present themselves before
the Lord, and the Accuser,
Satan, came with them.
7“Where have you come
from?” the Lord asked Satan.

20. Satan answered the Lord, “I
have been patrolling the
earth, watching everything
that’s going on.”

21. 8Then the Lord asked Satan,
“Have you noticed my servant
Job? He is the finest man in
all the earth. He is
blameless—a man of
complete integrity. He fears
God and stays away from
evil.”

22. 9Satan replied to the Lord,
“Yes, but Job has good reason
to fear God. 10You have always
put a wall of protection around
him and his home and his
property.

23. You have made him prosper in
everything he does. Look how
rich he is! 11But reach out and
take away everything he has,
and he will surely curse you to
your face!”

24. 12“All right, you may test him,”
the Lord said to Satan. “Do
whatever you want with
everything he possesses, but
don’t harm him physically.” So
Satan left the Lord’s presence.
NLT

25. Romans 8:23 – And even we
Christians, although we have
the Holy Spirit within us as a
foretaste of future glory, also
groan to be released from
pain and suffering.

26. We, too, wait anxiously for
that day when God will give us
our full rights as his children,
including the new bodies he
has promised us. NLT

27. Important Question: Regardless of
suffering and the lack of GOD’S
explanation, will you continue to
trust GOD?
Copyright, Michael F. Sabo