VERY EARLY DRAFT
Ben Cachiaras speaking on "Suffering" from Untouchables Sunday series
INTRO welcome to Gerry (& Andy) Baker - she's new team leader for Family & Children's Ministry team
ILLUSTRATION went spelunking with family & friends this weekend PICTURE we're all smiling because didn't die, mud, bats, tiny space, feels like "I'm not going to make it, no place to back out"
stories of suffering "this week"
Bible helps us see shafts light, not just philosophical but personal & practical help
SUFFERING TOUCHES ALL OF US
John 16:33 sandwich trouble=middle but take heart // I overcome world
ITS NOT REALLY ABOUT YOU
Job 30 churn inside . . . days of suffering . . .
Job 31 God afflicted me . . . my . . . mine . . I . . .
Job 34-36 God is great beyond ou understanding
Job 38 Who . . . questions my wisdom
Job 38:4-5
Steven Curtis Chapman adopted daughter Maria, accidental death quote conversation w pastor
SUFFERING IS NEVER WASTED
suffering => endurance => character Romans 5:3-5
something through you
2Cor1 comforts us so that we can comfort
SUFFERING IS NEVER LAST WORD
Revelation 21:3-5
Romans 8:18
VIDEO Brad & Mary Ann Taft testimony illness
COMMUNION
death-cross not the last word, communion remembers life
SPECIAL MUSIC "I Will Rise"