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What Pain Teaches You
Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 7, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. When Pain Comes Lesson 1
Contributed on Oct 7, 2025
Pain is one of God’s ministries.
1. The most obvious observation, pain hurts! 2. Definition from Webster, (1) “Localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder or disease or injury.” (2) Basic bodily sensation, induced by noxious stimulus, received by naked nerve endings, characterized by physical discomfort and ...read more
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2. The Problems Of Pain Lesson 2
Contributed on Oct 7, 2025
God can use pain to bring us to Himself and perfect us.
A. THREE MYTHS ABOUT PAIN 1. God’s children are not supposed to suffer pain. 2. If I hurt, there must be something wrong with me. 3. If I hurt, there must be something wrong with God. B. WHY PAIN? 1. “If God were good, He would wish to make His creatures perfectly happy and if God were ...read more
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3. What To Do In Pain Lesson 3
Contributed on Oct 7, 2025
God is not the author of pain or suffering.
A. GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF PAIN OR SUFFERING 1. God created a perfect man and placed Him in a perfect environment. 2. Pain and suffering are the consequences of living in a fallen world. “To the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring ...read more