TRIALS -TRIBULATIONS - HARDSHIP
We are conquerors
Webster Dictionary 1828 Definition:
TRIBULA'TION, noun [Latin tribulo, to thrash, to beat.] Severe affliction; distresses of life; vexations. In Scripture, it often denotes the troubles and distresses which proceed from persecution.
When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, he is offended. Matthew 13:21.
In the world ye shall have tribulation John 16:33.
Locations in the KJV of Bible with verses related to this subject:
Romans 5:3-5 Tribulation works Patience
Romans 8:28 All things work together for good.
Romans 8:31-39 God is for us, who can be against us
2 Corinthians 4:8-12 We have troubles from everywhere but we remember what the body of Jesus went through.
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 We do not war after the flesh. Weapons of our warfare are not carnal.
2 Corinthians 12:7 Paul’s thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan responsible for the attacks on the ministry.
Galatians 4:12-16 Galatians stood with Paul when in time of trials.
Galatians 6:17 Walking in the Spirit will cause sacrifice
Philippians 4:4-7
“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Moderation = mildness, patience, gentleness and kindness
Let all the needs be made known to God.
Hebrews 13:6 “So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”
2Timothy 2:3-7 The Rewards of Enduring the Fight
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.”
How can you fight if your hands are busy on another task?
If attempting to become the best at a skill, you place all your time and effort into that skill until you have mastered it.
The one that labors toward a goal must be the first to partake of the fruit of the labor.
“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
1Peter 1:6-9 The trial of your faith. Tried with fire.
1Peter 4:12-16 Think it not strange to suffer trials, we are partakers of sufferings of Christ
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Preach Missions (Paul’s trials in ministry); Spirit; Prayer;