When Lightning Strikes
When Lightning Strikes - Part 7: God Speaks
December 13, 2015 • Senior Pastor Armin Sommer • Job 38
Some sounds are hard to hear. My Mom grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota in the middle of nowhere. She told me that on a warm summer evening that she could lay down in a cornfield and hear the corn growing. You had to listen carefully, but it was there. Hearing the voice of God can be like listening to corn grow. To hear it requires our silence. At other times, it’s like thunder. That’s what Job now hears.
When Lightning Strikes - Part 6: When God is Silent
December 6, 2015 • Senior Pastor Armin Sommer • Job 27
Why is God silent when we need him the most? Sometimes the pain in our life feels like a riddle without a punchline. It leaves us “stuck.” But in the silence, there is an important lesson we need to learn. Find out what it is in this message.
When Lightning Strikes - Part 5: Finding Gold After The Storm
November 29, 2015 • Pastor Cameron Baker • Job 23
In his depression and with his pursuit of God, Job shows us four misconceptions about God, misconceptions that in turn, reveals four aspects of God that will bring us through any storm of life.
When Lightning Strikes - Part 4: Hope At The End Of Your Rope
November 22, 2015 • Senior Pastor Armin Sommer • Job 19, Job 20
In todays's text, we discover that Job’s humanity trumps his faith. We’ve seen this in others… even ourselves. But then God breaks through Job’s depression, and our hero gains some perspective in an amazing passage. Find out where to go next when you feel like you're at the end of your rope!
When Lightning Strikes - Part 3: Is This All There Is
November 15, 2015 • Senior Pastor Armin Sommer • Job 13, Job 14
In Job 13 & 14 we explore an important truth: The greatest source of hope and strength is to know, This is not all there is. When we grasp that it has a deep impact on the way we handle pain. It arms us with several insights. Discover what they are in this sermon.
When Lightning Strikes - Part 2: Safely Grounded
November 8, 2015 • Senior Pastor Armin Sommer • Job 2, Job 3, Job 4, Job 5, Job 6
Job 1:1 tells us that Job was faultless in his interpersonal relationships, he consistently honored God. Great man. But then Job loses everything. First his property. Then his children. Yet he says in Job 1:21 "“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” Find out how to trust God, no matter what the circumstances in your life may be!
When Lightning Strikes - Part 1: When You Feel Like a Lightning Rod
November 1, 2015 • Senior Pastor Armin Sommer • Job 1:1, Job 1:6–22
When lightning strikes in our lives, the questions begin. "Why is this happening to me?", "Does God care?", "Is he inept, powerless, or both?" As we digest Job’s story over the next several weeks we’ll learn that, when lightning strikes, the most important answer to have is really not the “Why?” but the “Who?” behind it all.