Sermon Notes for Oct. 9, 2022
October 8, 2022

Jesus: Faithfully Entering the Story of our Life

  1. We know that we’ll have in life.
  2. Look at the story of the life of .
  3. As Jesus comes to us amid our stories, He us through the forgiveness of sins and the new life that He won for us.
  4. So, don’t give up. Keep holding on. The of your life IS the of God’s love for you in Jesus Christ.

Where in your life have you experienced Jesus’ love amid hardship?

How can you live boldly to share Jesus’ love with others this week?

If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful for he cannot deny himself. —2 Timothy 2:11-13

We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God. —Acts 14:22b

I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea… I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. —2 Corinthians 11:23-27