One Anothering: Comfort One Another

ONE ANOTHERING

Comfort One Another
Pastor Aaron Sutherland  

SERIES SCRIPTURE:

John 13:35 "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

I.  JESUS HELPS ME COMFORT OTHERS BY ADDING ENDURANCE TO MY SUFFERING
Romans 5:3 (ESV) "Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,..."

II. JESUS HELPS ME COMFORT OTHERS BY DEVELOPING  CHARACTER IN MY CHAOS
Romans 5:4 (ESV) ",,,and endurance produces character..."
 

III. JESUS HELPS ME COMFORT OTHERS  BY ADDING SUBSTANCE TO MY HOPE
Romans 5:5 (ESV) "...and character produces hope,  and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."

 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What wisdom have you gained from circumstances where you refused to give up when it got difficult?
2. How have you seen God develop your character as you walked though trials?
3. When have you experienced the Hope of God that does not disappoint?  What was that experience like?