SF294 - WHAT TO DO WHEN IT HURTS PART THREE OUR SUFFERING SAVIOR (Hebrews 2 18)
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@TITLE = WHAT TO DO WHEN IT HURTS:<R>PART THREE/OUR SUFFERING SAVIOR
@LEVEL ONE = HEBREWS 2:18; 4:14‑16
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION
@ILL TITLE = MAHATMA GANDHI
@ILL TEXT = A group of Christian missionaries visited Mahatma Gandhi to discuss their work in India. Before they left, Gandhi asked them to sing for him one of their Christian hymns.
@ILL TEXT = "Which on shall we sing?" they asked.
@ILL TEXT = "Sing the one that best expresses what you believe," he replied.
@ILL TEXT = They sang
@POEM TEXT = When I survey the wondrous cross
@POEM TEXT = On which the Prince of glory died,
@POEM TEXT = My richest gain I count but loss,
@POEM TEXT = And poor contempt on all my pride.
@LEVEL TWO = What Jesus Did
@LEVEL FOUR = Something on the cross
@LEVEL FOUR = Something to the cross ‑ transformed it from a symbol of suffering to a symbol of glory and victory.
@LEVEL FOUR = Jesus did not try to explain suffering ‑ He experienced it.
@LEVEL FOUR = God identified with us in our suffering and can enable us to turn tragedy into triumph
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@SCRIPTURE = ISA 63:9<R>In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
@LEVEL TWO = Why He Did It
@LEVEL THREE = Show us the love of God
@SCRIPTURE = JOH 14:9<R>...Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
@SCRIPTURE = ROM 5:8<R>But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
@LEVEL THREE = They prepared Him to identify with our sufferings today
@SCRIPTURE = HEB 2:18, 4:14‑16
@LEVEL THREE = They teach us about what is fair
@LEVEL FOUR = Is it fair that Jesus suffered and died for my sins ‑ N0!
@LEVEL TWO = FIVE LESSONS ON SUFFERING
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@LEVEL ONE = 1A. SUFFERING AND LOVE ARE NOT INCOMPATIBLE
@SCRIPTURE = 1JO 4:10<R>This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
@ILL TITLE = DID GOD LOVE JESUS?
@ILL TEXT = Did God love Jesus while he was hanging on the cross? Of course! And he still loves you.
@LEVEL ONE = 2A. SUFFERING IS NOT ALWAYS PUNISHMENT FOR OUR SINS
@SCRIPTURE = 1PE 2:22<R>"He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."
@LEVEL FOUR = We must be willing to honestly deal with sin
@LEVEL FOUR = We must understand that sometimes suffering is due to our fallen world
@LEVEL FOUR = There is something worse than suffering ‑ sin!
@LEVEL ONE = 3A. SUFFERING CAN ACCOMPLISH PURPOSES FOR OTHERS
@SCRIPTURE = 1PE 2:24<R>He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
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@LEVEL FOUR = Joseph ‑ Save his family
@LEVEL FOUR = Moses ‑ Lead God's people
@LEVEL FOUR = David ‑ Form a righteous kingdom
@LEVEL FOUR = Jesus ‑ To save us from our sins
@LEVEL ONE = 4A. SUFFERING IN GOD'S WILL ALWAYS LEADS TO GLORY
@LEVEL FOUR = Key is to be in God's will!
@LEVEL FOUR = We must view the tree through the empty tomb!
@LEVEL ONE = 5A. CREATIVE SUFFERING DEMANDS COMPLETE SURRENDER TO GOD
@LEVEL FOUR = Surrender means we have accepted His will and are trusting His power to see us through.
@LEVEL FOUR = It doesn't mean that we give up the struggle; it means that we give up trying to struggle in our own wisdom and strength.
@ILL TITLE = THE CUP OR THE SWORD
@ILL TEXT = Two vivid symbols illustrate the difference between fighting God's will and accepting God's will: the cup in Jesus' hand and the sword in Peter's hand.
@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION
@LEVEL FOUR = Together the tree and the tomb say to us, "Your suffering is not in vain!"
@LEVEL TWO = What will it be for you:
@LEVEL THREE = The sword,
@LEVEL THREE = The cup?