#350:You aren’t alone in your suffering

2 Corinthians 1:1-10

 In today’s episode, we hear from the Apostle Paul as he writes to the people of Corinth about how God comforts us in our suffering. Paul knew a lot about hard times—he was shipwrecked, beaten, and put in jail! But even in those tough moments, he reminds us that we are never alone, and God is always with us, offering His comfort. We’ll explore what it means to feel comforted by God and how we can share that comfort with others who are going through difficult times.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello again and welcome back to kids' Bible stories. Today's
story is called you Aren't Alone in your suffering. This
comes from Tewod Corinthians, chapter one, verses one through ten.
Last week we heard the Bible tell us that we
can rejoice even in our sufferings because of what it

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can create in us endurance, character, and hope. Do you
remember who wrote about that? His name started with the
letter p Say it out loud if you remember.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Paul.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Yes, you got it. It was Paul, and we get
to hear from him again today. Paul experienced lots of suffering.
He was shipwrecked three times. Yeah you heard that three times.
He was beaten put in jail, so he knows a
thing or two about it.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
Well.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
Paul wrote a letter to the people who lived in Corinth,
which is a city in Greece. You can pause and
find Greece on a map if you like. Greece is
a place where old ruins tell stories from long ago,
and the bright blue sea sparkles under the warm sun,

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with olive trees on the hills and white houses on
the cliffs. It's a country full of amazing history and
stunning views. Now that you can picture where he is
writing to. Let's jump right into today's scripture. Take it away, Paul.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
To the church that is at Corinth. Grace to you
and peace from God, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
Paul really knows how to start a letter. Wow, that's beautiful.

Speaker 3 (02:01):
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
the Father of all mercies and the God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we
may be able to comfort those in any trouble with
the comfort that we ourselves are comforted by God. For

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as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ
we share abundantly and comfort as well. If we are afflicted, Oh,
it's for your comfort and salvation. And if we are comforted,
it is for your comfort which you experience when you
patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope

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for you is unshaken, for we know that as you
share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
Excuse me, Paul may point something out to them. Well,
of course, did he just say the God of some comforts? No? No,
did he say that God comforts us only sometimes.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
No, No, he said, God of all comfort, who comforts
us in all our troubles.

Speaker 1 (03:28):
Thanks for your help. Okay, go ahead again.

Speaker 3 (03:31):
Paul, Yes, of course, for we do not want you
to be unaware, of brothers and sisters, of the affliction
we experienced in Asia. For we were so so utterly
burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed,

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we felt that we had received the sentence of death.
But that was to make us rely not on ourselves
but on God, who raises the dead, and he delivered
us from such a deadly peril. On him we have
set our hope that he will deliver us again.

Speaker 1 (04:19):
Well, that is it for our story today. But before
we go, let's think about what we just heard. I
heard the word comfort a lot. Tell me what do
you think that means?

Speaker 2 (04:39):
Being loved and cuddled?

Speaker 1 (04:44):
Thanks for sharing. Some of you may have said comfort
is when you feel safe, cozy, and happy, like when
you're wrapped in a soft blanket or hugged by someone
you love. Have you ever felt that before? Yes, Well,
when we feel God's comfort for us during suffering or troubles,

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it kind of feels like everything will eventually be okay,
even if we can't feel it completely right now, it's
a deep, deep truth that you know that comforts you
even when life is very hard. Now does that mean

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you can't cry or shouldn't feel sad?

Speaker 2 (05:36):
No?

Speaker 1 (05:37):
No, that's right. Remember God sent his son Jesus. Remember
we've heard episodes that told us Jesus he wept. Jesus
gets it, and he loves you so so much that
he tells us to cry out to him ask for help.

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You can tell them how you really feel, and tell
your parents how you feel too, And remember Jesus loves
you and wants to comfort you. Okay. Our last thing.
I also heard this.

Speaker 3 (06:17):
So that we may be able to comfort those in
any trouble with the comfort that we ourselves have been
given by God.

Speaker 1 (06:29):
Let's think about that. Have you ever fallen down and
skinned your knee?

Speaker 2 (06:34):
Ouch? Yes, if a.

Speaker 1 (06:37):
Friend helped you up and checked on you, maybe they
got you a band aid. Did that bring comfort to you?

Speaker 2 (06:45):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (06:46):
I bet? And could you then do that for someone
else when it happens to them, Yes, you could, and
you do it because you remember how wonderful it was
to feel that comfort, and you want to share that
comfort with someone else. Now, each of you will have

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certain experiences that God comforts you in that makes you
a great person to comfort someone else. One example I've
seen has to do with glasses, the kind that you wear.
Some of you may even wear glasses. Well. I remember
one awesome girl who needed glasses, but she didn't want

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to wear them. To her, they felt different on her face,
and she was a little afraid that she might stand
out from others. And you know who was the perfect
person to comfort her in this a sweet boy who
also wore glasses. He understood what she was going through,

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so he comforted her with what he had learned.

Speaker 2 (08:00):
Wearing glasses might feel new and different, but God made
you just the way you are, and it's always with
you even things change. I can see so much better
thanks glasses, and most likely no one even cares. They
will them as they do. Who cares ignore them? Because
God lives you so much.

Speaker 1 (08:22):
See, you get to play a part helping others in
this very special way. God will always be there to
comfort us. And when He comforts us in these specific
troubles and the harder sufferings we experience, we are then
able to comfort someone else going through the same thing.

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