Ministry is so very tough in Japan. Only 0.5% Christian. Listen to When It Appears the Gospel Isn't Working
“Paul’s ministry is a catalog of weakness, suffering, and failure. They are looking at him and saying, It doesn’t appear his gospel is working.” – Mike Cain
2 Corinthians 4:7~ "But we have this treasure in jars of clay…."
The Faith of the ‘Killable People’ | Christianity Today Here is an amazing story of the Lord's mercy, grace and love.
Matthew 12:20, "A bruised reed he (Jesus Christ) will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory." Also Isaiah 42:3
John Piper and Tim Keller Wrestle with Sanctification - YouTube
Sanctification in the Everyday | Desiring God "How does the cross and victory of Jesus affect your everyday sanctification?"… John Piper writes, “When Charles Wesley taught us to sing, ‘He breaks the power of cancelled sin,’ he was teaching the fundamental truth about how the cross and our battle with sin are related. The cross cancels sins for all who believe on Jesus. Then on the basis of that cancellation of our sins, the power of our actual sinning is broken. It’s not the other way around.”
