God’s Purpose in Your Sufferings | 2 Corinthians 1: 3--11 | Pastor Joey Zorina
Where can we find comfort in times of suffering? When all earthly comforts fail, where do we turn for comfort? Writing from Macedonia, around A.D 55–57, Paul endured unimaginable sufferings for the Gospel. His missionary journeys were often far beyond what his strength could endure—that he wrote in verse 8, we “were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.” But if anyone had experienced God’s comfort in suffering it was Paul! So following Paul in this passage, we’ll see: a) The purpose of God in our afflictions. b) The comforts of Christ in our sufferings. c) The unshakable hope of our resurrection.