I am just getting into 2 Corinthians in my personal study, and the first section (chapter 1 verses 3-11) had some extremely dense lessons packed in it all revolving around two words: comfort and suffering. In short, the comfort of God (which gives strength in His presence and courage in nearness to Him) comes directly in response to suffering, not because it is gone. Thee struggles in life lead to Christ's comfort and from our brothers/sisters as it makes our union with each other stronger in shared conquering. After all, a knot between two ropes only tightens when you try to pull them apart, and is how you fasten/secure it in the first place. Every sentence in this section is just as fruitful as the last, but the part that kick started looking deeper into it were: "But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer. And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also will you share in our comfort." - 2Corinthians v.6-7 (NET translation) The trials we face shows the union we have with Christ's suffering, and likewise Christ's comfort so that we have endurance. If we are comforted in Christ or by other brothers and sisters, the shared persistence through trials tightens the union even more. I love the method of study, specifically praying before and after studying that God speaks to me and truly marks what I read onto my heart so I can fully understand it and internalize it from there on. God Bless!!

My name is Joseph Wienen, and I'm from Georgetown Texas. I'm a college student at UNT so I'm either living in an apartment in Denton or in my hometown during breaks. One hobby I wish I was good at would be two-stepping. I love to do it with my friends up in Denton but I not too good at it beyond some basics. My icebreaker question is: What's the dumbest/funniest injury you've gotten?

"Sometimes the hardest step of faith is letting go of old versions of ourselves" really stuck out to me. It's something I've been struggling with recently. Because of what happened to me when I was a kid, I often wonder about who I would've grown up to be if I had a different upbringing. My entire personality changed after that and I haven't been completely the same since and it makes me upset sometimes. I'm working on letting that go though, because God has already renewed me! I'm exactly who He wants me to be because my identity is in Him and not the things I've been through, so there's nothing to wonder about anymore!

Hey everyone! I hope you're having a blessed Sunday so far 🙏🏻 please comment below what you learned in church today! And if you weren't able to make it, please comment on someone else's post! ✝️

Hey! I’m Jaedyn, I was born and raised in Georgetown, Texas, and I’m still here! I wish I was good at playing guitar… Do any of you guys play an instrument?