IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING Romans 8 “…in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING The events of the last few weeks, much of it ‘live’ as it occurred requires an attempt to answer the question, ‘How do we respond in the face of evil & suffering?’

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING Some Basics No Respecter of Persons! No Easy Answers! Is Not the Final Word!

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING This Is the Final Word! 18 “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in…

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING …us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 37 Yet in all these things we are more than…

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING …conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come…

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:18, 35,37-39

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING The Faces of Evil & Suffering A Little Review of a Previous Message

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING The Faces of Evil & Suffering Evil & Suffering Caused by Others The story of Joseph

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING “Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.” Genesis 37:28

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING The Faces of Evil & Suffering Evil & Suffering Caused by Ourselves The story of Jonah

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING “But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.” Jonah 1:3

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING The Faces of Evil & Suffering Evil & Suffering Caused by the Unknowable The story of Job

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING 20 “Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord…

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING …gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” 22 In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.” Job 1:20-22

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING Strategies for Standing in the Face of Evil & Suffering Keep the Dream Joseph’s Vision

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING “So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” Genesis 37:10

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING Strategies for Standing in the Face of Evil & Suffering Keep the Word Jonah’s Return

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING 1 “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord.” Jonah 3:1-3a

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING Strategies for Standing in the Face of Evil & Suffering Keep the Faith Job’s Faithfulness

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING 12 “Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters.

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING 15 In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.16 After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four…

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING …generations. 17 So Job died, old and full of days.” Job 42: 12-13, 15-17

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING So As We Live… …the Dream …the Word …the Faith

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING We Discover the Promised Victory! “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING The One who Loved Us is Jesus Christ… …who loved us enough to suffer for us!

IN THE FACE OF EVIL & SUFFERING Romans 8 “…in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”