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suffering for christ

  1. Christsfreeservant

    Fully Ready

    An Original Work / June 19, 2013 Based off Acts 20-22,26; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8 Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I’m fully ready to suffer for Christ. If I must die for the sake of His name, I am convinced it will not be in vain. Glory to God and to His Son Jesus, Who has...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Ashamed of the Gospel?

    2 Timothy 1:8-10 ESV “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    Keep Me Safe, Lord

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love 2 Timothy 1:8-12 ESV “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    That I May Share in His Sufferings

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Philippians 3:8-11 ESV “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Make the Word of God Fully Known

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Colossians 1:24-26 ESV “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Open Letter to Pastors 2

    The Lord Jesus gave me this open letter to pastors to write February 19, 2005, so 17 years ago. Today he led me to go back and look at some of these earlier writings, and this one jumped out at me, and I believe I am to share it with you today, Monday, May 23, 2022. Open Letter to Pastors “’At...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Suffering as a Good Soldier of Christ

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love 2 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    Making the Word of God Fully Known

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Colossians 1:24-29 ESV “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Let Your Life Be Worthy

    Philippians 1:27-30 ESV “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Be Disciples, Make Disciples

    2 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” We are all called of God to make disciples of Christ of people of...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Honoring Christ with Our Lives

    Paul was being persecuted for his walk of faith in Jesus Christ and for the message of the gospel of our salvation. He was in prison for preaching Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead. But it wasn’t just him who was under attack, for his enemy was truly against Jesus Christ and his...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    Faithful to the Call

    Psalm 139:13-16 ESV “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    I Rejoice in My Sufferings

    Colossians 1:24-26 ESV “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Let Come What May

    I am reading this morning in Acts 21. To set the background for what follows, I will share a verse from Acts 19 and one from Acts 20: “Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, ‘After I have been there, I must also see...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Not to Be Served But to Serve

    Matthew 20:17-19 ESV “And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    Suffering Not Without Purpose

    Romans 5:3-5 ESV “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been...
  17. Hazelelponi

    Young Man's Invitation To A Life Of Sacrifice

    I wanted to share this video with some of the young men here. My love to you all, and I pray for God's blessings upon you as you watch this video. I've transcribed the first small portion of the video so that you know what the teaching is about. "I'm not really from the blogging, internet...
  18. marcosgpro

    Suffering can bring glory to God.. but can't there be another way?

    Hello fellow believers. I am a true believer in Christ and the bible. I am not looking for a debate. I just want some help with dealing with this issue. I am struggling with my faith because I just have a hard time accepting God's way of using suffering to bring us towards him. I honestly...
  19. Mark Corbett

    My Dream about Heaven

    In the greatest sermon in the history of the world, the Sermon on the Mount, our Lord Jesus Christ repeatedly speaks about God rewarding us. While we experience many blessings and much help from God in this life, Jesus is focusing on future reward for those who suffer for God. "Blessed are you...
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