Where is God When We Suffer? Does He Allow It?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Articles:
Is God Really In Control? Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. Addresses questions of suffering and God’s sovereignty.Joni’s Story– Shares Joni’s testimony.
Making Sense of Suffering. Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. A compilation of scriptures related to subject of suffering.
God’s Purpose in Suffering Pastor Rick Warren www.pastors.com/RWMT/?ID=140
Hope For Those Who Suffer – A website that deals with the subject of suffering. www.suffering.net
How Can I Live With My Loss? www.rbc.org/bible_study/discovery_series/booklet/31135.aspx
How Can We Prepare For It? Mark A. Copeland. The Problem of Suffering. www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/suf/suf_03.htm
How God Uses Suffering -Part 1 www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/47-83.htm
How God Uses Suffering -Part 2 www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/47-84.htm sermons by John MacArthur.
How Much Does God Control? www.rbc.org/bible_study/discovery_series/booklet/30996.aspx
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh– Analyzed www.suffering.net/thorn.htm
Peter J. Kreeft: Author of Making Sense Out Of Suffering www.peterkreeft.com
The Problem of Evil. Missionary, Speaker, Apologist and World Religion Specialist, Bill Honsberger, MA. If God is a Loving God, Why is There Evil and Suffering in the World? Reverend Bill shares his response to this question in his letter. Read Now
The Problem with Suffering. Mark A. Copeland. The Problem of Suffering.
Screams of Faith – Sermon on suffering. It’s topic is limited to one question, but an important question-My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Are you mad at God because of the tragedy? Then let Him know. He is big enough to hear your screams. www.backtogodhour.org/sermons/screamsoffaith.htm
Sickness, Suffering & The Sovereignty Of God (Audio Tape) By Hank Hanagraff: http://www.equip.org/store/topical.asp?Div=Keyword&Keyword=sickness&K2=
The Suffering of Saints! David Wilkerson from Times Square Church answers the question of Why Christians suffer. www.tscpulpitseries.org/english/1990s/ts940856.html
10 Reasons To Believe In A God Who Allows Suffering www.rbc.org/bible_study/ten_reasons_to_believe/reasons/7378.aspx
Violence: Why It Happens www.rbc.org/bible_study/discovery_series/booklet/31095.aspx
What is Faith? Where it Comes From, How It Manifests Itself and How It Triumphs in Adversity! www.WhereIsGod.net/faith.htm
What Will You Do When Disaster Comes? Billy Graham www.suffering.net/graham2.htm
When Life is Crazy and God is Silent is based upon Job 23:1-9. Job is bitter with God, but He knows God is with him. www.ourmeetinghouse.org/sermons/sermon119.html
When We Are Afflicted– Charles Stanley www.suffering.net/afflict.htm
When You Can’t Escape. Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. Finding joy, contentment, and grace in the context of difficult times.
Where is God’s Perfection? A father asks, “Where is God’s perfection in my disabled child?” www.suffering.net/perfect.htm
Where’s The Miracle?Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. Addresses the question of healing and the sovereignty of God from Joni’s personal experience.
Who’s in Charge? Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. The sovereignty of God raises difficult questions for many believers. This essay by Joni tackles how and to what extent God oversees accidents, injuries, and everyday problems.
While We Wait. Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. Excerpts from A Step Further, focusing on suffering and God’s comfort.
Who Or What Causes It ? Mark A. Copeland. The Problem of Suffering. www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/suf/suf_02.htm
Why? Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends. Joni’s essay which tackles the heart-wrenching questions we ask when assaulted by perplexing hardships. It addresses the goodness of God in the midst of pain and evil.
Why All the Suffering? Pastor Wormbrand www.suffering.net/wurmy.htm
Why Christians Suffer– J. Hampton Keathley III www.suffering.net/websuf~1.htm
Why Does God Allow It? www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/suf/suf_01.htm
Why is There Suffering in the World? Notes on Lee Strobel’s sermon www.suffering.net/strobel.htm
Why is Life so Unfair? www.rbc.org/uploadedFiles/Bible_Study/Discovery_Series/PDFs/
Why God, Why? Why does God allow terrible things to happen in this world? www.suffering.net/whygod.htm
Why Me? asks “Why should I be exempt from suffering?” The reality is that this is a sinful world and we are sinful people, so maybe the question is “why is there not more suffering?” www.backtogodhour.org/sermons/dealingwithsuffering.htm
Why Would a Good God Allow Suffering? www.rbc.org/bible_study/discovery_series/booklet/30993.aspx
Why Would a Good God Allow Bad Things to Happen to Good People?
www.rbc.org/bible_study/answers_to_tough_questions/answers/30869.aspx
Listen to Audio:
God and Human Suffering: Learning to Lament. Audio. Dr. Douglas Groothuis from the Chronic Illness and Christian Faith and The Constructive Curmudgeon. This seminar was given at Fellowship Denver Church. What is lamenting? “The anguished cry of the naked soul before God in times of crushing distress.” Believers should learn to “co-lament” – sit beside a friend who is suffering to bear the burden with them. “If one part [of the body of Christ] suffers, every part suffers with it;” (1 Cor 12: 25 & 26). Listen Here
A Prison Sentence. Joni Eareckson Tada of Joni and Friends Radio Program. Joni shares her experience with pain and talks about Where Is God Ministries’ book, Not By Sight. told her listeners that it is “a very wonderful little booklet” and calls it a “personal guide to ministering to believers living with pain.” She continued, “This book, a guide to Christians living with pain, will serve as a wonderful teaching tool to you, I know it will! I read it; I love it.”
Watch Video:
If God is Loving, Why is there Evil and Suffering? Video. Charlie Campbell, pastor, author, instructor, guest teacher and Director of Always Be Ready.com August 8, 2010. Recorded at Calvary Chapel Aurora. Watch or Listen Here.
The Lord Knows Best. Pastor Louie Cruzado of Calvary Chapel in Aurora, CO. More from Pastor Louie:
Many Shall See God’s Work in You. Video. Pastor Ed Taylor of Calvary Chapel in Aurora, CO July 26, 2009. Also includes the point that the lame man at the temple was not healed right away. Peter had passed by him many times. One day, the Holy Spirit told Peter to stop and heal him. The man was not healed because he asked to be healed. He was healed in God’s timing and for His Glory. Watch or Listen Here
What Jesus Said About Suffering. Video. Day of Discovery. Watch the trailer or order for a donation in any amount to Day of Discovery.
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