Pastor Tim Travis addresses the Christian experience of stress using 2 Corinthians 1:3-10, arguing that while believers are not exempt from tribulation, their response should differ from the world’s. Travis contrasts self-imposed stress (due to poor health choices, unhealthy views of wealth, or unresolved sin) with God-imposed stress, framing the latter as a refining process that builds character and separates the genuine from the false. Pastor Travis proposes a biblical response emphasizing submission to God, resisting the devil, identifying the stress source, prioritizing spiritual matters, dealing with sin, and trusting God’s purpose, ultimately finding comfort in God’s grace and the knowledge that suffering can be used to help others.
Preaching the Gospel in Faithful Fellowship
