The God of All Comfort
THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-11
INTRODUCTION: We may sometimes feel defeat and despair,
but we find comfort in the Lord.
I. THE LORD KNOWS WHEN WE SUFFER (1:8-10)
1. The Lord allows us to suffer (1:5a)
“the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives”
2. The Lord knows we suffer
(Presumed throughout these verses)
3. The Lord cares when we suffer (1:8b)
“(pressured) far beyond our ability to endure”
II. THE LORD PROVIDES GRACE WHEN WE SUFFER (1:11)
1. The Lord comforts us (1:3)
“Father of compassion/God of all comfort”
2. The Lord comforts us through others (1:4)
“comforts us so that we can comfort others”
3. The Lord comforts us forever (1:10b)
“He will continue to deliver us”
III. THE LORD USES US AS WE SUFFER (1:3-7, 11)
1. The Lord enables us to comfort others (1:4)
“we can comfort those in any trouble”
2. The Lord enables us to comfort kindly (1:3-7)
(Feel the love in Paul’s words to them)
3. The Lord enables us to accept comfort (1:11b)
“gracious favor granted us in answer to prayers”
CONCLUSION: We find comfort and help through faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ. (vs 5 through Christ our comfort overflows).