“Suffering: The Holy Possession of the Cross”

“Suffering: The Holy Possession of the Cross”

Pastor Scott Grorud

Mark 8:31-38

~ How can suffering be an integral part of the good news of the Gospel?

~ What kind of suffering do we, as American Christians, really face?

~ The Lutheran Confessions declare that “the cross alone is our theology.” Why is that so central?

~ In a world devoted to avoiding suffering, how can “the holy possession of the cross” help to build the church for the next 500 years?