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I. TRIBULATION IS A DISCIPLINE COMMON TO ALL. None can evade it; the richest man can neither buy himself off nor provide a substitute.

1. The discipline of tribulation is inevitable because we are imperfect.

2. Note some of the tribulations of earthly existence.

(1)  Disappointment in life.

(2)  Poverty.

(3)  Death.

II. IN THE DISCIPLINE OF TRIBULATION GOD SHALL COMFORT ALL HIS PEOPLE WITH SUSTAINING GRACE. The medicine may be bitter, but it will give strength.

(W. Birch.)

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KJV: Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

WEB: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;