Tag: suffering
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![What God can do through you is greater [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sermon-graphics-gen-26.png?w=1024)
What God can do through you is greater [Sermon]
A national poll asked: “If you could ask God only one question and you knew he would give you an answer, what would you ask?” The most popular response was this: “Why is there pain and suffering in the world?” Some people think it’s punishment for sin. They wonder if they’ve done something to deserve…
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![Good out of evil [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sundaygraph2-3.png?w=1024)
Good out of evil [Sermon]
We live in a world with lots of evil. Will it win? Here I explore the story of Joseph. A more accurate view of who God is and what God does provides comfort, confidence and courage, even in the face of evil.
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![How Having a Purpose Helps With the Pain: “Help When It Hurts” – Part 2 [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sunday-slides-2019-05-15.png?w=1024)
How Having a Purpose Helps With the Pain: “Help When It Hurts” – Part 2 [Podcast]
Worries, broken relationships, illness, financial hardship, a pain from your past that never seems to go away. Yup, life can hurt. Right now I’m leading a series called “Help When It Hurts.” Biblical teachings don’t assume that life will be a cakewalk. In fact, they presume that life will be difficult. None of us are offered a free pass; but…
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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does a good God allow suffering? Harold Kushner asked these questions especially after his son was diagnosed with progeria—quickly advanced aging. He would look 70 when he was 8. Kushner’s son Aaron died when he was 14. The experience led Kushner to write a book called…
