HOW COULD A GOOD GOD ALLOW SUFFERING? (2 OF 7)
by J.D. Greear
Scripture: John 11:1-2, John 11:4-43, John 11:45-46, John 11
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How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? (2 of 7)
Series: Why I'm Not a Christian
J.D Greear
John 11:1-46
Announcement: We're in a series called ''Why I'm not a Christian'' (website, qanda time) We're trying to address some of the biggest questions people have about belief in God and Christianity. By so doing we're hoping to meet one of the major spiritual needs in our community which is to show people why you don't have to check your brain at the door to believe in Jesus, that there is a rational basis for belief in Jesus. But let me point out here... in the announcements today you heard about the first meeting of our church planting training center tomorrow night... we believe the best way to meet the spiritual needs (like, answering these questions) and physical needs (like relieving poverty, education) of any community is to plant a church, so we are dedicating ourselves to raising up church planters.
The first meeting is tomorrow night... it's not just for prospective pastors, but for people who just want to know, how do you reach people? How do you be a part of leading a church to reach its community? How do you teach the Bible in a way that connects with people outside the church? That's tomorrow night... it's ministry training, and some of you may want to check it out...
Alright... one of the big ideas behind this message series: It is normal and OK to have questions and doubts about Christianity. Doubt happens when faith encounters the real world... many of us grew up being taught the Bible, and then you get out into the world and encounter a difficult question, and we wonder... ''Has anyone else really thought about this before?'' And you start to doubt...
What has happened when we doubt, usually, is just that the superficialities of our faith have been exposed. And that actually is a 1 We are studying along with Tim Keller in his Reason for God. This sermon is not based on that chapter, but does draw on some of Keller's insights through ...
Series: Why I'm Not a Christian
J.D Greear
John 11:1-46
Announcement: We're in a series called ''Why I'm not a Christian'' (website, qanda time) We're trying to address some of the biggest questions people have about belief in God and Christianity. By so doing we're hoping to meet one of the major spiritual needs in our community which is to show people why you don't have to check your brain at the door to believe in Jesus, that there is a rational basis for belief in Jesus. But let me point out here... in the announcements today you heard about the first meeting of our church planting training center tomorrow night... we believe the best way to meet the spiritual needs (like, answering these questions) and physical needs (like relieving poverty, education) of any community is to plant a church, so we are dedicating ourselves to raising up church planters.
The first meeting is tomorrow night... it's not just for prospective pastors, but for people who just want to know, how do you reach people? How do you be a part of leading a church to reach its community? How do you teach the Bible in a way that connects with people outside the church? That's tomorrow night... it's ministry training, and some of you may want to check it out...
Alright... one of the big ideas behind this message series: It is normal and OK to have questions and doubts about Christianity. Doubt happens when faith encounters the real world... many of us grew up being taught the Bible, and then you get out into the world and encounter a difficult question, and we wonder... ''Has anyone else really thought about this before?'' And you start to doubt...
What has happened when we doubt, usually, is just that the superficialities of our faith have been exposed. And that actually is a 1 We are studying along with Tim Keller in his Reason for God. This sermon is not based on that chapter, but does draw on some of Keller's insights through ...
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