Hey, this is Stephen Fertake. I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our

podcast. I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope this inspires you. Hope it

builds your faith. Hope it gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life,

enjoy the message.

I was led to 2 Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 6 through 10, and time permitting, we might hit verse 11, but we will have to see if we have

anything left in the time budget before we decide that.

And I didn't start with this text this week but this is eventually the place

where I felt like the Lord wants to spend a little bit of time if we verse 6

2nd Corinthians chapter 1 1, apostle Paul writing, are afflicted.

It is for your comfort and salvation.

Everything I go through serves a purpose. And if we are comforted, it is for your

comfort which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that

we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken. For we know.

Come on, somebody shout, we know!

We know! Sound good shouting that, you sound rested.

For we know that as you share in our sufferings you will also share in our comfort,

for we do not want you to be ignorant brother. you will also share in our comfort.

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters,

of the affliction we experienced in Asia,

for we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength

that we dis-sp just spared life itself.

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death.

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