The Lord of Endurance and Encouragement

How can we endure in a world filled with sin and suffering? Only by looking to Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest.

Each chapter in this encouraging audiobook draws lessons from biblical examples of suffering saints and mines the riches of the Reformed divines. As you read, you will find hope in Christ that will sustain you as you persevere until heaven.

1. Opening Credits
2. Preface
3. Part 1: God and Suffering
4. Chapter 1: Cultivating a God-Centered Theology of Suffering | Anthony Kidd
5. Chapter 2: Learning in God’s School of Suffering | Anthony Kidd
6. Part 2: Christ and Suffering
7. Chapter 3: Following the Lamb through the Fiery Trials of Life and Ministry | Paul Washer
8. Chapter 4: Ending in Christ with All Our Sufferings | Joel R. Beeke
9. Chapter 5: The Paradox of Suffering and Sovereignty in King Jesus | Jonathon Beeke
10. Part 3: Biblical Examples of Suffering
11. Chapter 6: The Mystery of Providence: Sovereignty and Suffering in the Life of Joseph | Ian Hamilton
12. Chapter 7: The Dark Night of the Soul: The Sovereignty of God in Job 3 | Maarten Kuivenhoven
13. Chapter 8: Suffering’s Temptation: The Lion’s Mouth and the Faithful Witness | Bruce P. Baugus
14. Part 4: Reformed and Puritan Divines on Suffering
15. Chapter 9: Prison Letters: Guido de Brès on Suffering, Sovereignty, and Solace | David Kranendonk
16. Chapter 10: John Flavel and the Puritans on Afflictive Providence | Brian Cosby
17. Part 5: Hope in the Midst of Suffering
18. Chapter 11: Trusting God When All the Lights Go Out | Ian Hamilton
19. Chapter 12: Suffering and Our Longing for Heaven | Paul Washer
20. Closing Credits

Joel R. Beeke

Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as a minister at the Heritage Reformed Congregation located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds the positions of editor for the Puritan Reformed Journal and the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth. In addition, Dr. Beeke is the editorial director for Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.

Perhaps best-known of Dr. Beeke’s esteemed academic positions, however, is with Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, where he served the Body of Christ from the school’s founding in 1995 through 2023, when he then moved to the position of Chancellor, as well as teaching Systematic Theology and Homiletics as a beloved professor.

An expert on the Puritans, Joel Beeke was honored with a Fetschrift entitled Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke.