True Grit 

Christian Suffering | Sunday, October 27, 2024 

Matthew 5:10-12 (NKJV) 

Mark 10:29-30 (ref.) 

• “Blessings…with persecutions” 

3 Areas of Christian Suffering 

1. Jesus suffered as our substitute 

1. Our sins & God’s wrath. 

• Galatians 3:13 

• 2 Corinthians 5:21 

• Romans 8:3-4 

1. Our sickness and disease 

• Isaiah 53:5 

• Matthew 8:17 

• 1 Peter 2:24 

1. Our poverty 

• 2 Corinthians 8:9 

• 3 John 1:2 

1. The law of sowing and reaping 

• Galatians 6:7-10 (NKJV) 

• Bad choices (ours and others) 

 

1. Jesus as our example 

• 1 Peter 2:18-23 (NKJV) 

• Romans 8:16-18 (NKJV) 

• Philippians 3:10