The Key to Not Quitting - Pastor Justin Cooper | June 28, 2026

Main message: Christians should not quit when trials come; suffering is part of the Christian life but God’s grace is sufficient and His strength is perfected in our weakness, so we must trust Him and persevere.

Key points:

• Quitting means abandoning or forsaking, and the preacher refuses that label—he urges believers to finish the race and remain steadfast.
• Suffering is inevitable for every believer (the “thorn in the flesh” example from Paul) and is often the means God uses to shape and humble us.
• Grace is the remedy for suffering: “My grace is sufficient…my strength is made perfect in weakness” — God supplies what we need to endure.
• Our response is controllable: we may not control trials, but we can choose faith, trust, and perseverance rather than bitterness or quitting.
• Examples from church history and Scripture (Paul, Fanny Crosby, etc.) show God can use hardship to produce testimony and ministry fruit.

Scriptures mentioned: 2 Corinthians 12:7-9