Suffer joyfully; preach confidently. Christ is worth it all!
Published June 15th, 2022
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Faithful ministers suffer joyfully, secure in the knowledge that God has ordained that his kingdom grows through joyful perseverance and faithful proclamation of the glory of Christ.
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Colossians 1:24-29
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Now j I rejoice in my sufferings
for your sake,
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and in my flesh k I am filling up
l what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions
m for the sake of his body,
that is, the church,
n of which I became a minister
according to o the stewardship from God that was given to me for you,
to make the word of God fully known,
p the mystery hidden for ages and generations
but now revealed to his saints.
q To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are r the riches of the glory of p this mystery,
which is Christ in you,
s the hope of glory.
Him we proclaim,
warning everyone
and teaching everyone
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with all wisdom,
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that t we may present everyone u mature in Christ.
For this v I toil,
w struggling x with all his energy
that he powerfully works within me.
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