Sufferings & Afflictions

Alan Ulmer | April 24, 2022

2 Colossians 1:24-25 (ESV)

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

1. Aim

• Me (Paul) Acts 9:15-16
• You (Colossian Believers) - Colossians 1:2, 11-12
• The Church (All members of the Body of Christ) 1 Peter 1:19-23

2. Attitude

• Rejoice - James 1:2-3
• Christ’s Afflictions - Hebrews 5:7-8
• Minister (Servant) - 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 3.

3. Avenue

• From God - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
• To Me - 2 Timothy 3:10-17
• For You - Ephesians 3:1-13

4. Accomplishment = Fulfillment of the Word of God

• Genesis 12:1-3; Isaiah 49:5-6

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (2 Colossians 1:24-25). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.