Cornerstone Community Church
Speaker: Pastor Nate Herrlin www.kutztownchurch.com
I'll Suffer for THAT
2 Timothy
C.H.I.P.
CURIOUS
HOPEFUL
IMPORTANT
PERSONAL
CURIOUS
What will Paul’s last words be?
2 Timothy 1:8 NIV
2 Timothy 2:9 NIV
IMPORTANT
2 Timothy 3:12 NIV
Acts 14:19-20 NIV
Acts 16:1 NIV
PERSONAL
What will you suffer for?
2 Timothy 4:5 NIV
“I am convinced the greatest act of love we can ever perform for people is to tell them about God's love for them in Christ.”
~ Billy Graham
“Seven More Men” by Eric Metaxias, 205.
2 Timothy 4:18 NIV
What kind of suffering might God call me to face for His Kingdom?
BEAR BURDENS
RISK REPUTATION
SACRIFICE STUFF
2 Timothy 4:5 NIV
C.H.I.P
CURIOUS – “Join me in suffering for the gospel”
HOPEFUL – “God’s Word is not chained.”
IMPORTANT – “Everyone who wants to live a godly life will be persecuted.”
PERSONAL – “Discharge all the duties of your ministry.”
“His strength is perfect when our strength is gone. He'll carry us when we can't carry on. Raised in his power, the weak become strong. His strength is perfect. His strength is perfect.”
“His Strength is Perfect”, Steven Curtis Chapman, 1988.
What is God calling you to give yourself to, to the point of suffering?
A SPECIFIC (decision or relationship)
A general SPIRIT (an attitude)