We will end our “Big Picture” theme with an overview of the Bible’s 3 wisdom books, which help us take a step back and see the big picture on some important life issues. This morning we will overview the book of Job, and see what it teaches us about the big picture in suffering…
Tonight Logan Baldwin, our summer youth intern, shares thoughts on how our faith can respond to the difficult times of life…
We are studying the life of Joseph on Sunday nights this fall! Tonight, Joseph finds himself in prison unfairly, but God begins bringing together events that will eventually change Joseph’s life. Before it all comes together, though, Joseph will face yet another life disappointment…
Tonight we begin a fall Sunday night series on the life of Joseph. Our modern culture is full of bitterness, rage, and revenge. But Joseph shows us a better way, a way of forgiveness and patience and hope. Tonight, we start long before Joseph’s life was considered a success: how did all of Joseph’s problems begin?
Why would God create the world, knowing it would end up with so much pain and suffering? This morning, we explore a difficult question, but one that reminds us of some great biblical truths…
This morning we end our series on Ruth, Esther, and Job, with a few questions we sometimes ask about suffering. Is God punishing me? Why does God allow a world of suffering at all? These are difficult questions, and we don’t always have all the answers, but let’s look at the Bible and explore these questions together…
With so much going wrong in his life, how did Job find any hope to keep going? How do we find it today? Let’s explore some God-centered, biblical anchors that keep us going in times of suffering…
The Book of Job brings us face to face with some of life’s most difficult questions: questions about God, suffering, and faith. What answers did Job find? Let’s see what Job experienced, and then reflect on what the “big message” of the book has to say about God in our lives today…
This morning we begin studying the lives of Ruth, Esther, and Job! Their lives remind us of how God has worked in the past, helping us live with hope of God’s continued work in our own lives. This morning, what did God do in the life of Ruth? And what does it teach us about the way forward after tragedies and disappointments?
When we go through times of suffering, we are tempted to become disillusioned with faith and God. The book of 1 Peter was written by the apostle Peter to Christians who were suffering. What does he tell them that can help us understand the Christian mindset toward suffering?