God of All Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 (NIV)

3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

I.                   Introduction: God’s comfort enables us to triumph over all our troubles.

II.               We Are Comforted By God

A.                 Comfort That Has Its Source in God

B.                 Comfort That Reaches Down Into Trouble

C.                 Comfort That Gives Voice To Praise

III.            We Are Enabled to Minister

A.                 The Overflow of our Lives

B.                 The Outreach to Others

C.                 The Outcome of Endurance

IV.             We Are Filled With Confidence

A.                 Confident In Our Fellow Christians

B.                 Confident In The Final Outcome

V.                Conclusion: As we experience God’s comfort in the midst of our trials we are enabled to help others through their trials as well.