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“You will not know God, change deeply, nor win the world apart from community” -Tim Keller God’s ultimate intention for creation is the establishment of community.— Stanley Grenz The problem of loneliness God said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.” Loneliness…

At one time or another you have probably known what it was like to feel alone. Maybe it was a time: you moved to a new community or job while in a hospital waiting room (or emergency room) you were excluded from something your friends were doing after a death or broken relationship you were in a big…

Sermon: The Lament of the Righteous (Part One) Series: Selections from the Psalms Sermon Text: Psalm 22:1-21

One of the most common questions that both not-yet believers and believers struggle to understand is this: “If there is a God, why is there so much suffering?” Let’s take a few minutes to think about living in this fallen world and understand what God says about suffering.

If you open up, Jesus will give you a new heart.

If you can identify with the leper in any fashion, then look closely at how Jesus healed him and how that testifies how loving and powerful Jesus is with this who are untouchable.

1. Know that we will face the same feelings (vs. 15-16). 2. Be properly provoked about lost people (vs. 16-18). 3. Tell the truth about Jesus to everyone you can (vs. 17-21). 4. Remember that we are never really alone (vs. 34).

Theme: How we sense God through suffering outside of our control. When a person suffers, they suffer alone and long-term suffering can lead to deep loneliness. No believer can be as ultimately alone as Job was because the cross of God leads us thru pain. Jesus has been there, he will take us by the hand and lead us, and we can share in the glory of his suffering together. We are never abandoned when we are in Christ. Tragedy turns to triumph in the resurrection of Jesus.

This weeks message discusses the restlessness and needs that mankind is searching for and how those needs are fully met in the coming of the Holy Spirit who gives us the things we truly need - Companionship, Connection and a Coach.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Bjornsen, the great Norwegian poet, who received the Nobel Prize for literature was once asked what incident in his life gave him the most pleasure. He replied that is was an occasion when his house was attacked and his windows broken. This sounds slightly odd and paradoxical, but…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Bjornsen, the great Norwegian poet, who received the Nobel Prize for literature was once asked what incident in his life gave him the most pleasure. He replied that is was an occasion when his house was attacked and his windows broken. This sounds slightly odd and paradoxical, but…

March 2, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to I Samuel 23 we are coming to the final stages of David’s life on the run. From the desolate wastelands of Israel’s geography we hear the cries of David’s heart from desert where…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org David from the Bible was just a man. He had a job, a house, a family, and all the other little details of life. Though he was a King, an inspired Psalm writer, and a man after God’s own heart:…

March 5, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org We have come to the closing years of David’s life. David, about whom we know more than any other human recorded in God’s Word. Because God spends so much time capturing David’s life, seen through…

Preached by Dr. Craig Price at Hot Springs Baptist Church Causes Of Loneliness A feeling of rejection A sense of insecurity A loss caused by sorrow or tragedy "There is no life so empty as a self-centered life, and no life so centered and full as a self-emptied life." -Jack Hyles SHELFISHNESS=Depersonalzation…

Preached by Dr. Craig Price at Hot Springs Baptist Church Difference Between: Solitude = Not being in the company of others Loneliness = Absence of personal intimacy or meaningful activity Forms Of Loneliness Unsatisfied Inner Ache Inner vacuum or emptiness Inner craving for significance Loneliness Is…

“Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, ‘Seek my face.’ My heart says to you, ‘Your face, Lord, do I seek.’ Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! For…

March 17, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Luke 2:36, and are introduced to the life of Anna, I’d ask you to underline two words in your mind. First, in v. 36 “she was of great age”—underline in your mind OLD. Second, in…

“With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. “When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. Look to the right and see: there is none who…

Living with Loneliness 1 Kings 19:4-18; Romans 11:2-6 LONELY PEOPLE IN A CROWDED AND LONELY WORLD Max Lucado records this Mini-Biography. The epitaph did not give the dates of her birth or death. It included only her name, the names of her two husbands: Sleeps, but rests not. Loved, but was loved not.…

Inscription: Writing God’s Words on Our Hearts & Minds Part 38: Fasting 2 Chronicles 20:2-3; Matthew 4:1-4; 9:14-17 November 14, 2010 Prep: · Leftovers (p 1) Scripture reading: Matt 9:14-17 (Peter t.) Opening I was thinking I’ve kind of been doing a mini-series on “unpopular topics for Christians.” Evangelism,…

Introduction · In the early days of WWII, Japanese forces swarmed onto the Philippine islands, overwhelming the Filipino and American troops that were stationed there. At the time, General Douglas MacArthur was commanding the army there, but the US were simply not well enough equipped to defend the islands.…

Introduction · God works in mysterious and unexpected ways. Sometimes - perhaps even most of the time - things don’t go the way we would expect. · When we are sick, He may not heal us as fast as we would like. When we struggle financially, God may not give us the income we think we should have. No matter…

The Pillars of Community: Building Community in 2009 December 28, 2008 Prep: · Sermons: Mission (9/28), Trinity (8/3), Reaching In Opening · Thanks to everyone involved in the Candlelight service. 2008 was a great year – I am so excited about where we are and where we are going. I want to know take this…