In this lecture we discuss how the believer is to keep their focus on their eternal reward when they incur suffering in this life. And we discuss the need for endurance when we encounter suffering in this life.

In this lecture we discuss how God uses suffering to teach us obedience. And we look at how God rewards us for suffering and how the unbelievers incur wrath because of their persecution of the saints.

In this lecture we discuss why Christians are not called to suffer in the areas of worry and evil. And we discuss why Christians are not called to suffer evil and lack.

In this lecture we discuss why Christians are not called to suffer for wrongdoing. And we discuss why Christians are not called to suffer sickness and disease.

In this lecture we discuss the lowest form of suffering that the believer is meant to incur which is suffering in the flesh. And we discuss the seasons of suffering that believers incur in this life.

In this lecture we discuss the fact that the world finds Christ and the message of the cross offensive and this is what attracts persecution in the life of the believer. And we discuss four of the five levels of suffering that believers can incur in this life.

In this lecture we discuss the example of suffering that Jesus left for His church to follow. And we differentiate between the suffering of Jesus as our substitutionary sacrifice and the example of suffering we are to follow.

In this lecture we discuss the fact that the apostle Peter taught the same principle of suffering that the apostle Paul taught. And we discuss the dangerous teaching of the pre tribulation rapture.

In this lecture we discuss how Paul taught all new converts that suffering was a part of the gospel message. And we discuss actual accounts of suffering incurred by the early church.

In this lecture we discuss how our Lord Jesus compared the persecution He incurred to that of His saints. And we discuss the fact that our Lord always pointed us to our eternal reward when teaching on persecution.