Sermon Podcast - Round Rock Church of Christ

Oftentimes we have a picture in mind of what care from God looks like, but stories such as this one reveal how God might have something else in mind in the midst of our distress.

We all have ideas of what we want for our lives, however our scope is limited. Through God's all-loving, all-loving nature, we are able to adopt his greater vision and make it our own. And that is what could make all the difference.

When's the last time you've met God in your grief? David's sharing of his own grief provides us three simple ways in which we can invite God into our own moments of mourning.

With God in our corner, we gain the courage to take massive, impossible steps just as Peter did when Jesus called him to walk on water. If we are without the Lord, we are destined to sink, however if He is with us, we cannot fail and can conquer our own sea of Galilee.

Part of sharing life with God is sharing the dialogue that goes on in our heads. God actually speaks to the words we tell ourselves (and in unexpected ways). The question we must all ask ourselves is "Are we listening?"

Anytime humanity is mixed in with the things of God can get messy but they also have the potential to be beautiful.

We all have choices. How will we choose to react to others, who are loved by God, and act in a way that we don't see as right? David's brother Eliab is faced with this choice, and from his story we are able to learn about who God says we are and how we should react to the complicated people in our lives.

We all have our fair share of complexities at work. When's the last time you've taken an inventory of God's work in the midst of your work?

The human heart is divided. The good news of God seen through the life of David is God has a heart for divided hearts. What better news could our hearts receive in the midst of navigating a complicated world?

What do we do when it seems as though God goes missing in our lives? One way, among many, is to hold on to the words Jesus shares with Mary after the resurrection.