We Are The Church – The Book Of Acts Part 2 – Week 3 “Unshaken”

We Are The Church – The Book Of Acts Part 2 – Week 3 “Unshaken”

Acts 14:8-22 NIV

1 Peter 4:12-13 NIV

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

From the Mountaintop –

From the Valley –

James 1:2-3 NKJ

Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.     

2.

 Romans 5:3 NIV

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

3.

 Romans 8:18 NIV

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

4.

Hebrews 13:5 ESV …for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”     

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Isaiah 61:2-3 NIV

[God will] comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

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