Northwest Bible Church

As followers of Jesus, we want to get to the point where we anticipate hearing from God, listen to Him when He speaks, and obey after hearing from Him.

But what do we do when He’s silent?

What do we do when we can’t hear His voice or see Him at work? We look at our circumstances, and it’s easy to start making assumptions about how He must feel about us. We look at what we’re going through, our feelings take over, and we can’t see how God is working in us and the world around us.

In life, there will be times when it feels like God is silent. But that’s when we choose to trust Him even when we don’t feel it. We choose to trust Him because of who He is, what He’s already said, and what He has promised to do.

When it feels like God is silent, we choose to trust.

Ever felt like your prayers are hitting a wall? In this powerful message from our “When God Is Silent” series, we tackle one of faith’s most challenging experiences: those seasons when God seems distant or unresponsive. Drawing from the Apostle Paul’s personal struggles, we explore how God’s “no” or silence doesn’t reflect His absence—but might reveal His strength working through our weakness.

Through the lens of 2 Corinthians 12, discover how divine silence isn’t a reflection of God’s love for you, your faith, or your obedience. Whether you’re wrestling with unanswered prayers in your career, relationships, or personal life, this message offers profound insight into how God’s grace proves sufficient even when answers don’t come as expected.

As followers of Jesus, we want to get to the point where we anticipate hearing from God, listen to Him when He speaks, and obey after hearing from Him.

But what do we do when He’s silent?

What do we do when we can’t hear His voice or see Him at work? We look at our circumstances, and it’s easy to start making assumptions about how He must feel about us. We look at what we’re going through, our feelings take over, and we can’t see how God is working in us and the world around us.

In life, there will be times when it feels like God is silent. But that’s when we choose to trust Him even when we don’t feel it. We choose to trust Him because of who He is, what He’s already said, and what He has promised to do.

When it feels like God is silent, we choose to trust.

Samuel. Moses. Elijah. Abraham. Each experienced moments in their lives when they heard the voice of God.

And while their experiences were specific to them, the truth is for us, even now.

As His children, the Spirit of God dwells in us, and He desires for us to listen for, to listen to, and then to obey Him. Not as a one-time thing, but living in the ever-continuing, ever-deepening process of trusting Him and surrendering our way to His.

Samuel. Moses. Elijah. Abraham. Each experienced moments in their lives when they heard the voice of God.

And while their experiences were specific to them, the truth is for us, even now.

As His children, the Spirit of God dwells in us, and He desires for us to listen for, to listen to, and then to obey Him. Not as a one-time thing, but living in the ever-continuing, ever-deepening process of trusting Him and surrendering our way to His.

Samuel. Moses. Elijah. Abraham. Each experienced moments in their lives when they heard the voice of God.

And while their experiences were specific to them, the truth is for us, even now.

As His children, the Spirit of God dwells in us, and He desires for us to listen for, to listen to, and then to obey Him. Not as a one-time thing, but living in the ever-continuing, ever-deepening process of trusting Him and surrendering our way to His.

Samuel. Moses. Elijah. Abraham. Each experienced moments in their lives when they heard the voice of God.

And while their experiences were specific to them, the truth is for us, even now.

As His children, the Spirit of God dwells in us, and He desires for us to listen for, to listen to, and then to obey Him. Not as a one-time thing, but living in the ever-continuing, ever-deepening process of trusting Him and surrendering our way to His.

This week, we took time to pause, reflect, and celebrate God’s faithfulness as the year comes to a close. Together, we worshiped through songs, prayer, and Scripture, giving thanks for all God has done in our church and our lives while looking ahead with anticipation for what’s to come.

If you missed the service or want to experience it again, watch the full replay here. Let’s continue to fix our eyes on Jesus and lift His name high as we step into a new year filled with hope and purpose.

Into the darkness, Jesus brought light.

Into the hopelessness of our hurt, suffering, disillusionment, fear, and failure, Jesus brought hope. 

He came for the scorned and the rejected. He came for the unclean and the outcast. He came for the broken and the shamed. 

He came for the lost. 

He came for the sinner. 

He came for us. 

… and into the sin of our dark and hopeless world, Jesus brought the light and hope of salvation.

 “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness” (John 12:46).

Into the darkness, Jesus brought light.

Into the hopelessness of our hurt, suffering, disillusionment, fear, and failure, Jesus brought hope. 

He came for the scorned and the rejected. He came for the unclean and the outcast. He came for the broken and the shamed. 

He came for the lost. 

He came for the sinner. 

He came for us. 

… and into the sin of our dark and hopeless world, Jesus brought the light and hope of salvation.

 “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness” (John 12:46).