The God of All Comfort

by Pyle, Donna

• ISBN13: 9780758638076
• ISBN10: 0758638078
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-15
• Publisher: Concordia Pub House

Summary

Life is hard. Really hard for some of us. We suffer, we grow discouraged, we struggle with sin.

Table of Contents

Forward	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
Father of Mercies: Even in the Fire	p. 10
Refining Fire	p. 13
Adopted in Love	p. 18
When Comfort Shows Up	p. 22
Losers Are the Best Givers	p. 27
Embracing Contentment	p. 32
Small-Group Discussion	p. 37
God Our Comforter: The Gift of Affliction	p. 39
The Gift of Cancer	p. 41
Love beyond the Grave	p. 46
Afflicted in Love	p. 49
Caregivers as God's Comforters	p. 54
Leaning on the Comforter	p. 58
Small-Group Discussion	p. 61
Comforted to Comfort: Even When You Hurt	p. 63
When Your Hero Dies	p. 66
Misplaced Expectations	p. 72
Nurturing with Love	p. 77
Suffering Defined	p. 80
Worshiping: Basic Comfort	p. 87
Small-Group Discussion	p. 91
Sharing Sufferings: Because You're Not Alone	p. 93
Ministry of Presence	p. 96
Grief Points	p. 102
The insulation of Isolation	p. 109
Raising the White Flag of Surrender	p. 116
Crimes against Grace	p. 124
Small-Group Discussion	p. 129
Sharing Comfort: Even in the Face of Danger	p. 131
A Son Preserved	p. 134
Experience: The Indispensable Teacher	p. 138
The Prayer Circle of Comfort	p. 143
Overflowing Comfort	p. 149
Normal amidst the Abnormal	p. 153
Small-Group Discussion	p. 157
Afflicted for You: Broken to Shine God's Light	p. 159
Submissive Brokenness	p. 162
Afflicted by Spiritual Warfare	p. 168
Afflicted Financially	p. 174
Restoration through Disability	p. 178
Stillness before the Savior	p. 183
Small-Group Discussion	p. 188
Patient Endurance: Even When the Storm Rages	p. 190
The Debris of Shattered Trust	p. 192
Forgiving to Live	p. 197
Valleys of Growth	p. 201
Walking by Faith	p. 205
Comfort That Rescues	p. 216
Small-Group Discussion	p. 214
Unshakable Hope: Even in the Face of Addiction	p. 216
Darkness before Light	p. 219
The Price of Addiction	p. 226
Love in the Face of Addiction	p. 231
Vertical Focus	p. 235
The Classroom of Addiction	p. 240
Small-Group Discussion	p. 245
Epilogue	p. 247
References	p. 250
About the Author	p. 253
Special Acknowledgements	p. 254
Notes	p. 255
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