1. STAYING FAITHFUL WHILE SUFFERING
(I PET. 4:12-19)

2. HOW SHOULD WE VIEW SUFFERING?
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE LIKE CHRIST
(I PET. 2:20-23)

3. HOW SHOULD WE VIEW SUFFERING?
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE LIKE CHRIST
AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE OTHERS
(I PET. 3:13-16)

4. HOW SHOULD WE VIEW SUFFERING?
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE LIKE CHRIST
AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE OTHERS
A STEP IN THE MATURITY PROCESS
(I PET. 5:10)

5. BENEFITS TO SUFFERING?
MAKES US DEPEND ON GOD

6. BENEFITS TO SUFFERING? MAKES US DEPEND ON GOD
HELPS US HELP OTHERS – (II COR. 1:3-4)

7. BENEFITS TO SUFFERING? MAKES US DEPEND ON GOD HELPS US HELP OTHERS
REMINDS US THAT WE LIVE IN A SINFUL WORLD … AND THAT THERE IS A PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO MORE SUFFERING

8. HOW CAN WE DEAL WITH SUFFERING?
PSALM 37: (V. 3) – TRUST GOD (V. 4) – DELIGHT IN GOD (V. 5) – COMMIT TO GOD (V. 7) – REST IN GOD (V. 8) – CONTROL ANGER

9. ELIJAH’S EXAMPLE:
TIME WITH GOD – (v. 8)

10. ELIJAH’S EXAMPLE:
TIME WITH GOD
SPOKE WITH GOD – (v. 10)

11. ELIJAH’S EXAMPLE:
TIME WITH GOD
SPOKE WITH GOD
GOT BUSY – (v )