Why does God allow suffering? How should we respond when answering the call of Jesus means we will have to face suffering in this world? Does it mean God has forgotten us or is punishing us? Towards the end of his third missionary journey, the apostle Paul knew he was headed into a season of great suffering and persecution. How did he respond and why didn’t he just take the easy way around it? Join Pastor Jim for this inspiring study from Acts 21:1-16.
“It costs something to be a true Christian. Let that never be forgotten. To be a mere nominal Christian, and go to church, is cheap and easy work. But to hear Christ’s voice, and follow Christ, and believe in Christ, and confess Christ, requires much selfdenial. It will cost us our sins, and our selfrighteousness, and our ease, and our worldliness. All – all must be given up.”
J. C. Ryle
“If you have men who will come only if there is a good road, don’t send them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all.”
David Livingstone
“When the going gets tough, the tough get back to their calling.”
Dr. Kent Brantly
“It is necessary to understand that God is not going to replace suffering with glory; rather He will transform suffering into glory.”
Chuck Swindoll
Hope Beyond the Culture
“Do you want to know a truth that in the momentous challenges of our modern world will be at once a quest to inspire you, an anchor to hold you fast, a rich fare to nourish you, and a relationship you will prize above all others? Listen to Jesus of Nazareth; answer his call.”
Os Guinness
The Call
