This Sunday we talked about three parables -- the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son. As it turns out, those stories mean more than they sound like they mean at first.

In this message well look back over the book of Job and come to some very important conclusions. We wont answer the question Why suffering? but we will focus on an even more important truth, that God can be trusted, even in the middle of lifes most difficult seasons.

As Job became overwhelmed with his suffering he demanded answers from God. Sometimes we do the same thing. We ask God, Why is this happening? God shows up and has questions for Job. In asking Job these questions, God reminds us of HIS perspective and plan.

When youre going through a challenge in life, friends can be extremely helpful and supportive,

but they can also be critical at times. Jobs friends offer help to their hurting friend.

Over time, their help turns into unwanted advice and then into accusations. In this message we

will learn how to respond and how not to respond when someone we love is experiencing hardship.

Today, we begin a 4 week series on the book of Job, Here Comes the Rain Again, and we will ask the central and challenging question, Do I love and trust God even in my suffering?"

Peter was one of Jesus closest followers, but in a weak moment he denied he even knew Jesus. In this message well focus in on Jesus forgiveness and how he reinstated Peter after the big denial. When you see how Jesus connects with his friend, youll want to follow Jesus more closely.

How many days in a row can you go without telling a lie? For many of us, weve become so accustomed to fibs and fables that the truth can be hard to identify. Telling a whopper of a fish story is one thing...letting lies and deceit come to rule your life is another. God calls us not only to an absence of lies, but to a love of the truth.