I. Choice: Suffering not shame
A. Suffer for the gospel because of your sincere faith.
B. Suffer for the gospel in faithfully following our Lord Jesus.
II. Gospel: God’s grace and purpose
A. We are not saved nor called by works but by God’s grace and purpose.
B. God’s grace and purpose has not changed.
C. God’s grace and purpose in Jesus brings enduring life through the gospel.
III. Reason: Our Lord’s faithfulness
A. The reason for mission is this gospel.
B. The reason we suffer for the gospel is this mission.
C. The reason we shall not be ashamed is our Lord’s faithfulness to His gospel and mission.
God’s mission commands us to suffer for the gospel because our faithful Lord has to bring us life.