Suffering “Your God is my devil” 1 Pet 4 – The end is near – sermon notes Acts 5:17ff -Is it worth it? – sermon notes Can we say, ‘Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away’? Carson: reflecting on evil and suffering Claudia’s visitors Coronavirus and Christ Gen 21:8-21 – Hagar and Ishmael: does God really care? God, evolution, and natural evil God: all-loving but not all-powerful? H.E.L.P. in suffering How can God be good if people suffer? How God works suffering for our good How the cross speaks to suffering Imagine a world without suffering In [the NHS] we trust? James 1:2f ‘Consider it pure joy’ – really? Joni’s story Mk 14:32-42 – The shadow of Calvary – sermon notes Questioning God Quotes on suffering Responding to the current global health crisis Rom 8:18-30 – From groaning to glory – sermon notes Romans 8:28 – ‘All things work together for good’ Romans 8:28 – Hope in times of suffering Ruth 1 – Can God be trusted, even in the dark? – sermon notes Sighing and groaning Sin and suffering Sir Edward Downes and assisted suicide Suffering and the existence of a God of love Ten benefits of suffering The Gift of Pain The pattern of miracles today The problem of evil – three pillars of truth Thinking about natural disasters What can the Coronavirus teach us? What is a miracle? Where is God in a coronavirus world? Where is God in a messed-up world? Where is God in a messed-up world?