Still Waters, Right Paths

Bad days can turn into bad months that can turn into bad years. For everyone who experiences disappointment, hurt, difficulty, and struggle, their is a choice to make: Do I cling to God or turn my back on Him. This sermon lays out the keys to following God in the midst of trying circumstances.

When life goes bad and friends offer hollow explanations for why it has happened and how we can make things better, it can leave us feeling hopeless. In the biblical chapters (Job 4-14) this sermon explores, we encounter a man who experiences this hopelessness, but in the midst of it he recognizes where true hope can once again be found.

This sermon, on one of the most difficult and depressing chapters of the Bible, explores Job's first words after experiencing the loss of possessions, family, and health. In this exploration we find God's attitude towards our emotion, reasons suicide is not a good answer to suffering, and a portrayal of the ultimate hope we have in the midst of emotional and physical pain.

Preached just days after the movie theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado, this sermon discusses people's response to tragedy. Examining Job 2, Chad Harms, seeks not to answer why bad things happen to good people, but rather, how good people should respond when bad things happen.

One of the most common and important questions that is asked about God is why he, if so loving, would allow bad things to happen to good people. In the Bible, a very good and godly man named Job experiences extreme tragedy – he loses his wealth, children, and health. In the book that is named after him the question of why God would allow this to happen is pondered. In this sermon series, those ponderings are explored so that we may grapple more full with the question of why God allows bad things to happen to good people.

Humanity can understand some really powerful things - tigers, rockets, the sun, etc. In Ephesians 1:15-23 Paul tells us of a power that is greater than all of those. The power he writes about is so great that it exceeds what we can comprehend. This sermon explains that power and how, through it, we can accomplish amazing things, both individually and within the context of church.

In 1 Corinthians 11:17 Paul says to the church in Corinth that some of their church meetings are doing "more harm than good." This is a pretty harsh statement and one that seems contrary to are thinking about church - that going is always better than not going. So, what could make a church meeting do more harm than good? The answer, taking Communion in an unworthy manner. What does it mean to take Communion in an unworthy manner? Listen to this sermon to find out; you will probably be surprised by what you hear.

There are many misconceptions about what church is and what church must be. There are equally as many misconceptions about its roles and importance in the lives of people. These types of misconceptions often make church look bad, boring, or unimportant. This shouldn’t be the case. This is a sermon series about church – what God commands of it and how you should participate.

There are many misconceptions about what church is and what church must be. There are equally as many misconceptions about its roles and importance in the lives of people. These types of misconceptions often make church look bad, boring, or unimportant. This shouldn’t be the case. This is a sermon series about church – what God commands of it and how you should participate.

There are many misconceptions about what church is and what church must be. There are equally as many misconceptions about its roles and importance in the lives of people. These types of misconceptions often make church look bad, boring, or unimportant. This shouldn’t be the case. This is a sermon series about church – what God commands of it and how you should participate.