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Sherman Street Church

June 9, 2024 - Day by Day

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The preacher explains why Paul's 'we' in 2 Corinthians isn't about all Christians but his missionary team's specific suffering.
The episode is a sermon from Sherman Street Christian Reformed Church titled 'June 9, 2024 - Day by Day'. It begins with scripture readings from Genesis 3:8-15 and 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1. The preacher introduces the passage from 2 Corinthians, noting initial discomfort with its language and common misinterpretations. She explains that Paul is discussing his own missionary team's experiences, not universal Christian suffering, referencing Paul's hardships like beatings and shipwrecks from 2 Corinthians 11. The preacher emphasizes Paul's compulsion to preach despite suffering, citing Robert Capon's idea that love compels speech. She contrasts Paul's evaluation of life based on eternity with worldly metrics like wealth or ease. The sermon includes modern applications, such as Victoria Gibbs' anti-racism work driven by gospel compulsion. It critiques the health and wealth gospel as heresy, noting its subtle influence. The preacher shares personal insights, including how depression saved her from emotional distance. She discusses holding suffering with trust in God's slow work, referencing Don Graffune's funeral. The sermon concludes with the concept of 'seeing through' to unseen realities, like Jesus on the cross, and living as if the gospel is true, with a prayer for resilience.

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A sermon about judging success by faithfulness, enduring suffering, and living by resurrection hope.

Faithfulness is the standard this sermon returns to: not wealth, advancement, approval, comfort, likes, or followers, but fidelity to God through ordinary pressure and real suffering.

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If faithfulness feels harder to measure than likes or promotions, this sermon offers a sturdier daily scale.

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