Virtue & Vices

What do you do when life just keeps getting harder? In Joy vs. Despair, we’re spending time in 2 Corinthians 4, where Paul writes from the middle of pressure, loss, and weariness.

He’s honest about how hard things are, but he refuses to let despair call the shots. We’ll learn why despair doesn’t get the final word, and why God is still at work, even here.

The goal isn’t to pretend things are fine or force a smile. We’ll focus on the quiet work God is still doing in us, even when circumstances don’t change.

Series: Virtues & Vices
Speaker: Jeremy Norton
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7–18

Timstamps
00:00 - Some mornings, you wake up, and you dread the day ahead
05:41 - Paul writes this letter from the middle of pressure, loss, and weariness
10:13 - We can learn from Paul that despair may come
10:44 - Now, experiencing despair after a crisis is to be expected
14:59 - And this brings us back to our text and Paul’s situation
19:56 - Despair, like any vice, has its foundation in sin
23:22 - So, the invitation today isn’t to deny pain or force joy
25:51 - From now on, whenever Despair says, “This is the end,” let Jesus remind you, “God is still at work”
26:15 - Prayer
26:56 - Updates
28:12 - Discussion and Prayer Focus
29:03 - Come back next week

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