Pastor Verne preaching from 1 Thessalonians 2:14-15 on, “Hope in Suffering.” As followers of Jesus, we are to please God, even in times of suffering, just as the Lord Jesus pleased the Father when He faced the suffering of the cross. We’ll learn that we are to prepare for suffering by not being surprised and by getting ready. There is a pattern we are to follow when suffering arrives. This is where the model of the church enters in. We are to come along side of one another to help each other please God. The supreme model is Christ Jesus, Who suffered though He was innocent. The unbelieving does not seek to please God and often resort to retaliation against Christians. However, as believers, our interest is to follow Jesus and please God.