EPISODE · Jan 10, 2021 · 22 MIN

Skeptical: Why Do Bad Things Happen?

from St. John's United Methodist Church - Edwardsville, IL · host St. John's Communications Team

by Rev. Grant Armstrong Sunday, January 10, 2021 John 9:1-11 Donate Online - Secure, web-based giving for St. John's UMC SERMON NOTES I. Evil is risk built into a creation with the freedom to make choices. II. Pain is real. Love is still more powerful. III. God’s answer to pain and wrong is compassion. FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION - What's the toughest question you've been asked in an interview? - How would you define good? What is the foundation for that definition? - Describe a situation where you know the right thing to do, but you're tempted to do something else. - How did the life of Jesus acknowledge the reality of human suffering? Why is that important? - How is God's call to compassion a better option than God simply preventing all evil? How can that be disappointing? - What act of compassion is the Holy Spirit inviting you to engage this week? - What is God saying to you through today's scripture?

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by Rev. Grant ArmstrongSunday, January 10, 2021John 9:1-11Donate Online - Secure, web-based giving for St. John's UMC SERMON NOTES I. Evil is risk built into a creation with the freedom to make choices.II. Pain is real. Love is still more powerful.III. God’s answer to pain and wrong is compassion. FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION- What's the toughest question you've been asked in an interview?- How would you define good? What is the foundation for that definition?- Describe a situation where you know the right thing to do, but you're tempted to do something else.- How did the life of Jesus acknowledge the reality of human suffering? Why is that important?- How is God's call to compassion a better option than God simply preventing all evil? How can that be disappointing?- What act of compassion is the Holy Spirit inviting you to engage this week?- What is God saying to you through today's scripture?

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