Lifequakes
Lifequakes, Week 1
February 26, 2023 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Genesis 25:19–34
Ever felt part of a family full of conflict, or misbehavior, or maybe neglect or abuse--even all of the above? Welcome to the biblical family. When you are hurt by those who should love you, that’s a LIFEQUAKE! It often takes years to heal.
Lifequakes, Week 2
March 5, 2023 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Genesis 27
Betrayal and even hostility are not what you should expect from those closest to you, but it happens! How would you feel if you found your identity was stolen? The economic and personal costs would take years to recover. That’s a LIFEQUAKE!
Lifequakes, Week 4
March 19, 2023 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Genesis 32—33
Sometimes we’re not the victims of LIFEQUAKES. Sometimes we’re the cause. Then we gotta live with the knowledge of what we did; we have to reckon with what our “sins” say about who we are! Guilt is also a life disrupter. How do we ever move-on?
Lifequakes, Week 5
March 26, 2023 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Genesis 34
Revenge and justice seem closely related, but are they? When we’ve been violated in violent ways, what is the proper response? The aftershock of a LIFEQUAKE can either add insult to injury or initiate healing. Which would you prefer?
Lifequakes, Week 6
April 2, 2023 • Pastor Dale Ward • Genesis 35:16–29
Denial. Anger. Bartering. Depression. Acceptance. “Stages” of grief don’t follow chronological rules. Neither does death. Is loss of a parent normal, but loss of a child not? What about a spouse? When someone dies, it's always a LIFEQUAKE.