Review: Who is Christ, Why does it matter. His Role.
Rejoice in Suffering for the sake of the church. His body. Role in the church. 24-25a.
Paul rejoices in his suffering on behalf of the Church. Weird concept right? We have talked about this before. It is odd that someone would rejoice in suffering but time and time again this happens, cross references.
Rejoice because of the glory Christ gets. He is worth it, remember from last week?
Are you willing to?
Make the Word of God fully known. Mystery. Proclaim 25b-28
Is it your goal to make the word known? Or is it your goal to protect your reputation and over conflict?
Toil and Struggle. 29-Stay the course - Personal examples.
Are you fighting the fight well? Do you have accountability and encouragers? What do you need to fight the fight well?
