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Shaped by Suffering
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Module 1 - Introduction
Lesson 1 — A Note on Personal Suffering; Defining Suffering
Lesson 2 — Part of a Trilogy; Our Hope and Prayer for You
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Module 2 - The Crucible of Suffering
Lesson 1 — The Crucible; Two Options
Lesson 2 — 1 Peter: The Job of the New Testament; Original Readers: A Mixed Audience
Lesson 3 — The Author: A Transformed Man
Lesson 4 — Two Critical Truths
Lesson 5 — A Witness to Christ’s Sufferings
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Module 3 - The Alchemy of Grace
Lesson 1 — From Lead to Gold; The Awful Grace of God
Lesson 2 — The Purification Process; The Supreme Value of Faith
Lesson 3 — Producing What’s Priceless; What Holds Us Back
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Module 4 - A Living Hope
Lesson 1 — The Necessity of Hope; When Hope Feels Elusive
Lesson 2 — Hoping For Versus In; Living Hope
Lesson 3 — The Full Weight of Hope; Praying and Living in Hope
Lesson 4 — One Faith, Same Outcome…Eventually; Not Fainting
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Module 5 - A Present Joy
Lesson 1 — Joy in Suffering; From Future Hope to Present Joy
Lesson 2 — Rejoicing In, Not Over; Purer and Deeper
Lesson 3 — Distinctively Christian; Christian Happiness
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Module 6 - Preparing to Suffer
Lesson 1 — Isolation from Pain; Expecting to Suffer
Lesson 2 — Types of Suffering; Readying a Response
Lesson 3 — Not Fearing; The Faithful Three; Arming Yourself with Christ’s Attitude
Lesson 4 — Staying Alert; Building on a Solid Foundation; Preparation on the Church Level
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Module 7 - Imitating Christ
Lesson 1 — Suffering Sinlessly; “Innocent” Suffering Versus Suffering for Wrongdoing
Lesson 2 — Suffering Silently; Listening in Suffering
Lesson 3 — Suffering as a Substitute; Imitating Christ Today
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Module 8 - Submitting to God
Lesson 1 — Submitting to God’s Authority; Distinguishing Submission from Fatalism
Lesson 2 — Submission as a Lifestyle; Agents of the King
Lesson 3 — The Centurion and Authority; All Things Work Together
Lesson 4 — The Consecrated Life; The Masterful Work of God
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Module 9 - Submitting to Authority
Lesson 1 — Two Dangerous Tendencies; A Pilgrim Mindset
Lesson 2 — The Government; The Workplace
Lesson 3 — The Household; The Church
Lesson 4 — Humility Toward All
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Module 10 - Ministering to Others
Lesson 1 — The Context of Adversity; Royal Priests
Lesson 2 — Practicing Sympathy
Lesson 3 — Representing God to People; Representing People to God
Lesson 4 — The Need for a Second Reformation; Embracing Our Priestly Role
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Module 11 - An Eternal Glory
Lesson 1 — Brief Versus Eternal; Light versus Weighty
Lesson 2 — Desire, Longing, and Glory; Glimpses of Glory
Lesson 3 — Our Spiritual Home; Motivation and Rewards
Lesson 4 — Our Glorious Future
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Module 12 - A Clear Calling
Lesson 1 — Living in Twenty-First-Century Babylon
Lesson 2 — Character
Lesson 3 — Culture
Lesson 4 — Calling
Lesson 5 — Coming of Christ
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Lesson 1 — Isolation from Pain; Expecting to Suffer
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