Suffering

Yesterday in chapel at Mid-America, Adam Dooley preached. He is the pastor at Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. For the foreseeable future, he will be living in Memphis because his son Carson is a patient at St. Jude. Caron has leukemia.

Adam preached a sermon entitled "The Uninvited Guest of Suffering" and explained how although unpleasant, God can use the suffering in our lives to bring Him glory and help us to become more like Him. Below are some of the major points of the sermon:

1. Suffering for Christ is a Privilege (Philippians 1:29)

2. Suffering Can Help Us to Know Christ Better (Phil. 3:10)

3. Knowing Christ is the Reward of Our Suffering (Phil. 3:11)

4. Sometimes God Brings Things into Our Lives That are the Opposite of What We Want to Help us to Let Go of Things that Hinder Us from Serving Him (Phil. 3:13)

5. Suffering Brings about Unexpected Partnerships (Phil. 1:3-4)

6. God's Strength is Perfected in Our Weakness (Phil. 1:12)

7. Suffering Causes Us to Put Our Priorities in Perspective (Phil. 1:12)

8. Suffering in a Godly Manner Causes Others to Learn to Imitate Us (Phil. 3:17)

9. Suffering for Christ Can Bring Unexplainable Peace (Phil. 4:6-7)

Thank you, Adam, for teaching us about this important subject that you presently are living!