August 23 - Rejoicing Amidst Suffering
August 30 - What Suffering Leads To
September 6 - What Endurance Produces
September 13 - What Character Produces
September 20 - What Hope Does

1. Suffering leads to endurance.
2. Suffering leads to saving lives.
3. Suffering leads to greater ministry.
4. Suffering leads to experiencing God.

Sermon Questions

1. Share examples that you see in others where they want instant gratification rather than endurance.

2. What are sufferings that are most difficult for you to endure?

3. How did Joseph's suffering prepare him for saving the lives of his family? Could it have been accomplished without suffering?

4. Why would God show Paul all that he must suffer when he received his call to ministry?

5. Does God cause suffering? Or just allow it?

6. Share personal examples of how God revealed Himself to you during a period of suffering. Could God have revealed Himself at those times without the suffering?