Why doesn’t God step in and stop the pain in the world? – Current Events Q2 2020: Is God in Control?, Part 3

When we are going through a difficult time, such as the coronavirus pandemic, it can seem like God is nowhere to be found. Deism is a view of God that says that God created the universe, he set things in motion, but is now hand’s off.  Like a bowler releasing his bowing ball. The bowlerContinue reading “Why doesn’t God step in and stop the pain in the world? – Current Events Q2 2020: Is God in Control?, Part 3”

Is God a universal puppet master? – Current Events Q2 2020 – Is God in control?, Part 2

Is God in control? People use that phrase a lot, but is there anywhere in the Bible that teaches that God is in control?  In the previous post we looked at an article that said it was going to list verses that confirmed God’s control, but ended not doing so. So are there other placesContinue reading “Is God a universal puppet master? – Current Events Q2 2020 – Is God in control?, Part 2”

Some people believe the virus is God’s judgment on America – Currents Events Q2 2020: Is God In Control?, Part 1

This year, I started doing a “Current Events” sermon once per quarter.   It’s time for our next one! The way the current events sermons work is that I wait until the week of the sermon to decide what to preach about, because I want the current events topic to actually be current.  Last quarter IContinue reading “Some people believe the virus is God’s judgment on America – Currents Events Q2 2020: Is God In Control?, Part 1”

God is in control? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s involvement in our lives. Part 3]

If God is in control, why does the world seem totally out of control? In the previous post in this series, I referred to three reasons bad things happen. Christians struggle to make sense of evil and pain in the world, just as anyone does. Why would God allow it? Why did he create ourContinue reading “God is in control? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s involvement in our lives. Part 3]”