Fusion: week of 10/11

FAMILY THEME: WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SUFFERING?

Job 2:11-13; Romans 5:3-5

Our response to suffering and pain may be our best chance to 

reflect God's love.

1.  When It Hurts: How Can We Help Those Who Are Hurting?

     (Job 2: 11-13)

     The subject of suffering requires much more than answers;

     it requires a listening ear and a mournful spirit.

 
2.  Even Jesus Had Questions About Suffering

     (Luke 22:42)

     Jesus can identify with the pain and suffering of the entire world.

 
3.  The Transformational Power of Suffering: 

     God Uses Suffering to Shape Us

     Scripture encourages Christians to see suffering as a catalyst 

     for growth and change.

4.  The Bankruptcy of Suffering in Other Worldviews:

     We Have True Hope in Christ

     (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; John 11:25-26, 35-36)

     Why can Christians have hope even in the midst of suffering?

     (Romans 8:37-39)

5.  The Suffering God: Jesus Understands Our Pain

     (Phillipians 2:5-8; Hebrews 4:15)

     In what ways can Jesus sympathize with us?