Keltys Worship Service, April 23, 2023

Text: 2 Corinthians 6:10

Title: Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing

Big Idea: Believers can praise in the midst of pain because of the promises of God.  

1. It’s not __________ to be sorrowful.

2. The believer is _________ to rejoice in the midst of sorrow.

3. The believer can rejoice in the midst of sorrow because of their ________ in Christ.

Discussion Questions:

1. What’s your initial reaction to 2 Corinthians 6:10, where Paul writes, “as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing”?
2. How does the Lord sanctify our sorrow and suffering?
3. What grounds the believer’s joy in the midst of sorrow and suffering?
4. What does joy mingled with sorrow declare to the world, and why?
5. How does sorrow and suffering in the lives of Jesus and Paul encourage you?  How does it challenge you, namely given their response to it?