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How can a Good God Allow Evil?

PRAYER A - Oh God of Abraham you are true and in you there is no error. When you speak it will be done. When you act no one can stand in your way. You are faithful to your people even when they are faithless. C - God we are so often faithless, we claim your name and yet often live in opposition to your…

Should we pray for the death of our enemies? We start by looking at the narrative of the Passover and the Death of the Firstborn of Egypt. Then we look at the biblical narrative as a whole and what it tells us about divine judgement, retribution, and oppression.

In this week's sermon I compare the experience of the Judeans in exile to our own communities in this pandemic and the new covenant that Jeremiah announces and what it means to us as Christians as we head into the advent season.

God uses His power to redeem evil and sin into good.

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Then Job replied to the Lord…

Welcome to worship this morning. We come together with all of our questions, hopes, and struggles, trusting that God meets us in this place. Today, we gather like Job, seeking God’s presence even when He feels distant. Together, we will lift our voices, hearts, and lives to the Lord, trusting in His…

Theme: We Can Ask God Questions about Evil. Purpose: To Trust God enough to have honest conversations and share our tough questions with him. Gospel: Jesus is God's ultimate response to evil. Mission: Growing Disciples Trust God to have open dialogue about the tough questions

Healing an inch at a time We have been all over the place with this journey in the life of Joseph and the family of Jacob. We have ridden a roller coaster of events from beginning to end. We have cried alongside Joseph in his despair, we have question God in the jail cells of abandonment, we have clutched…

Joseph: The not-so-glad reunion. Genesis 42:1-28 1 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” 3 Then…

Introduction/Scripture 17 “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’ ” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. 18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. 19 “Here comes that dreamer!”…

Introduction and Scripture 15 So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph. 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare…

Introduction and Scripture Catch them up on the story of Joseph Show family tree picture 4 moms deceit desperation favoritism Joseph has these dreams that he would rule over the family, he is the chosen one of father Jacob. He shares these dreams with everyone in his family 12 Now his brothers had gone…

Introduction/Scripture Good morning again and welcome to FMC. We begin a new sermon series today. Several weeks on the story of Joseph from Genesis. In this story of a family, we see the effects of the fall, Genesis 3 played out through generations of a family. But we will also see how God works in and…

Introduction: · The strongest (emotional) argument: How could a good God allow such great suffering? · Wildfires; sex trafficking; war in Ukraine; drunk driver… cancer; loss of a job LET’S LOOK AT THE PROBLEM OF SUFFERING, THE RESPONSE TO SUFFERING, NAD THE HOPE IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING. I) The Problem…

Without the knowelge of God man is only another animal and the worst off animal becuase having the capcity for great things mean that man looses more in death than en other creature. Thankfully God is knowable and has revealed the needed information to eternal life.

Lesson 4 - Our Participation in the Test Wednesday, May 24, 2017 5:21 PM Today we are going to get away from Job a little bit and look at another scripture although we will come back and talk about Job after while I want to read this morning from 1 Peter chapter 1:1-9 While on a short-term missions trip,…

Introduction Last week we were introduced to a man named Job who was blameless and upright; who was not an Israelite but who worshiped the God of Israel devoutly; who was the wealthiest and most powerful man of his entire region. The opening verses of the book of Job are, “There was a man.” Now, we move…

The point of the matter is the glory of God. In the beginning God was gloried, when its all said and done God will be glorified. And God is most glorified when he is glorified in and through us. God is glorified when we worship, when we praise, when we offer up ourselves for service. But, there are times…

Introduction Open the session by painting the relevance of the questions introduced in the book about the reasons for suffering and evil, God’s justice, and our ability to trust him. Intro to the Book of Job Authorship Date written Genre Purpose of the Book Structure / Outline About this study Goal:…

REVIEW: We have been studying Job's suffering so we can comfort those who are suffering, and to find relief in our own suffering. We have seen that Job was prepared for his test with a sure testimony, a solid temperament, and A trust in a safe tester. We studied Job's participation in the test. His test…

Intro Open by referring back to peace being found in between the pillars of God’s love and God’s control Leads to the inevitable question: How can an all-loving and all-powerful God still allow suffering? This question requires theodicy (what did you call me?) Theodicy: explanation of why a perfectly…