10-13-24 “An Empathetic God: What’s the Big Deal?” by Pastor Glen

In Hebrews 4 we’re told that we have a God who can sympathize with our weaknesses. What’s the big deal if God can empathize with me or not? I’m the one who has to live my life with all its ups and downs. It doesn’t make any difference to Him if I’m hurting or struggling or rejoicing or celebrating, does it? The prophecy from Isaiah 53 (the Suffering Servant), gives a powerful and poignant picture of how empathetic our Savior is! We’ll delve into just how important God’s empathy is for us as we seek to follow Him.As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/ Below are the Scripture readings if you want to take a look at them. October 13th – Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 53:4-12 (sermon focus) Epistle Reading: Hebrews 4:12-16 (sermon focus) Gospel Reading: Mark 10:17-31 Sermon Title: “An Empathetic God: What’s the Big Deal?”