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Theme = ‘suffering’


Aug 2023
27
Sunday, 27 August 2023

Job 42.7-17 ‘How do we keep going to the end?’

Job tells us we can trust God, even when we don’t understand why things are as they are.

Aug 2023
20
Sunday, 20 August 2023

Job 38.1 - 42.6 ‘Who alone can rescue?’

Evil and death are too strong for me – but they are not too strong for Jesus. He alone can rescue.

Aug 2023
6
Sunday, 06 August 2023

Job 32-37 ‘How dare you talk to God like that?’

Elihu is much maligned, but he calls us to listen to God, ignore Satan’s lies, and put our trust in the Almighty God.

Jul 2023
23
Sunday, 23 July 2023

Job 28.1-28 ‘Why won’t God answer my question?’

The book of Job does answer our questions, not as we might want but as we need: God gives us himself.

Jul 2023
16
Sunday, 16 July 2023

Job 19.1-29 ‘Is God for me or against me?’

In that deepest, darkest of nights Job saw clearly that however much he felt God was against him, ultimately God was for him.

Jul 2023
2
Sunday, 02 July 2023

Job 1.1 - 3.26 ‘How can we hope in suffering?’

Where can we find hope in times of suffering? In Gethsemane Jesus also suffered alone, his three friends also silent - perhaps there are the seeds of hope.

Jun 2023
18
Sunday, 18 June 2023

Job 2.11 - 3.26 ‘Why have you forsaken me?’

Job finally expresses his bitter soul and the pain he feels inside - but are there any seeds of hope in his deep darkness?

Jun 2023
4
Sunday, 04 June 2023

Job 1.1 - 2.10 ‘Who’s in charge here?’

God is sovereign - and gives terrible permissions to Satan. Though he doesn’t understand, Job still finds a way to worship God.

Nov 2022
27
Sunday, 27 November 2022

2 Thessalonians 1.1-12 ‘Suffering in faith’

Persecutions and trials are the soil God uses to grow his people in perseverance and faith.

Oct 2022
2
Sunday, 02 October 2022

1 Thessalonians 2.13-20 ‘Suffering for the gospel’

Troubles and trials will come.  We will face opposition and difficulty.  But the victory Jesus won for us can never be taken away.