{"id":228,"date":"2012-02-12T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/wp\/?p=228"},"modified":"2012-02-11T12:23:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-11T19:23:24","slug":"comfort-able-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/wp\/2012\/02\/12\/comfort-able-christianity\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfort – Able Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comfort-Able Christianity<\/a><\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 1:3-4<\/strong><\/em>
\nPraise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<\/p>\n

The first step of being competent in comforting others is: KNOWING IT PRAISES THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Another step of being competent in comforting others is: KNOWING GOD\u2019S COMFORT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Another step of being competent in comforting others is: KNOWING THAT GOD EQUIPS THROUGH EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The final step of being competent in comforting others is: KNOWING GOD\u2019S SPIRIT EXISTS TO EMPOWER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Romans 12:10-15<\/strong><\/em>
\nBe devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. Share with God\u2019s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.<\/p>\n

The ministry of comfort is not about trying to fix, correct, or motivate people with a pep talk. It is all about easing pain, giving strength, reminding them of the hope that God gives through a sincere compassionate mourning of their hurts with them. \u2013 David Ferguson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comfort-Able Christianity 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-services"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4167,"url":"http:\/\/mvcog.org\/wp\/2024\/04\/07\/prayer-for-wisdom-and-revelation\/","url_meta":{"origin":228,"position":0},"title":"Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation","author":"Robert","date":"April 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/OHi5WPiIpeA?feature=share Prayer-for-Wisdom-and-Revelation-Eph-1vs17Download Ephesians 1:17 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. 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