Focus on Reproduction, Mentor's Guide, MG12

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F O C U S O N R E P R O D U C T I O N

a. 2 Tim. 3.12

b. Matt. 5.10-12

c. John 17.14

d. Acts 14.22

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C. As representatives of Christ and his Kingdom, we must arm ourselves with a mind to suffer on behalf of Messiah Jesus and the Good News.

1. We are to suffer hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ, 2 Tim. 2.3.

2. Our sense of sacrifice is informed by our Lord’s own willingness to become nothing, to become poor on our behalf.

a. 2 Cor. 8.9

b. Phil. 2.5-8

3. In the same way our Lord suffered in his ministry, we are called to arm ourselves with the same attitude and disposition, 1 Pet. 4.1-2.

4. Implication: we possess the high honor of enduring suffering for the sake of Messiah Jesus and the Good News .