- Introduction
- 1. Many times it is hard to keep our faith.
- 2. Suffering and heartache tend to make our faith weak.
- 3. Paul says that suffering is not limited to a few.
- 4. We question what Jesus meant in Matthew 11:28-30
- I. SURPRISED BY PAIN
- A. All Kinds of Pain
- 1. Bible says don't be surprised (1 Peter 4:12-13).
- II. CHRISTIANS WILL SUFFER
- III. SUFFERING PRODUCES GOOD FRUIT
- IV. THE DESIRE TO DIE
- A. Not Unusual
- 1. Isaiah 53:11; Romans 8:22-23
- 2. Even heroes (Numbers 11:15; Job 3:11; Jeremiah 20:14-15, 18)
- V. WHAT ABOUT SUICIDE?
- A. Beware of Making Final Judgment
- VI. WHAT ABOUT EUTHANASIA? Two Kinds
- VII. LIFE IS PRECIOUS
- A. David (Psalms 27:13)
- B. Paul (2 Corinthains 1:8-10)
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- Conclusion
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