(RE)COURAGE

(RE)COURAGE

Aaron Hlavin

Woodland Church

Sunday, March 20, 2022

(2 Corinthians1:3-4a, NIV) “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles…”

(Romans 5:3a, NIV) “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings…”

(Romans 5:3-4, NIV) “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

(2 Corinthians 1:8, NIV) “We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.”

(2 Corinthians 1:9, NIV) “Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.”

(Romans 5:3, NIV) “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces…”

(James 1:2-5, NIV) “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”

(2 Corinthians 2:12, NIV) “Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me.”

(2 Corinthians 2:13, NIV)“I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.”

(2 Corinthians 7:5, NIV) “For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within.”

(2 Corinthians 7:6-7, NIV) “But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.”

(2 Corinthians 1:3-4a, NIV) “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles…”

(1 Peter 1:6-7, NIV) “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.  These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

(2 Corinthians 4:8-9, NIV)“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”

(Romans 5:3-4a, NIV) “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character…”

(2 Corinthians 4:7, NIV) “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”

(Romans 5:3-4, NIV) “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

(Romans 15:13, NIV)“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”