“Discipleship in the Dark“
Speaker: Troy Champ
Series: Other Messages
Primary text: Psalm 88
Speaker: Troy Champ
Series: Other Messages
Primary text: Psalm 88
Just keep talking to him…
If a family member wounds us with their words, it’s normal to air our hurt to a therapist. If we have an especially awful experience at a restaurant, it’s normal to lodge a complaint with the manager. If a co-worker’s aggressive interactions make you feel unsafe, it’s normal to take your problem to HR.
We’ve normalized expressing our sorrow and anger when others have mistreated us.
But what about the times when we feel mistreated by God? What about the times we watch him answer everyone else’s prayers, except ours? What about the seasons of depression, loneliness, infertility and the like where God seems nowhere to be found?
Thankfully, the book of Psalms has normalized expressing our sorrow, complaints, and anger to God, even when God is the source of our sorrow and the object of our anger.
This week, we look at the most gut-wrenching Psalm in the Psalter to learn how disciples of Jesus process their most visceral pain and disappointments with God.
Other texts in this message: Psalm 55:17
Homework
Pray Psalm 88.
Pray the Psalms.
Mourn with those who mourn (Romans 12:15).
What We Find in the Dark by Aubrey Sampson
What We Find in the Dark by Aubrey Sampson
Big Feelings Days by Aubrey Sampson
“You Have to Be There” by Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley
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Worship Songs
Never Lost
Christopher Joel Brown / Steven Furtick / Tiffany Hammer
Wait On You
Brandon Lake / Chandler Moore / Chris Brown / Dante Bowe / Steven Furtick / Tiffany Hudson
Worthy Of My Song
David Brymer / Philip David Wickham / Ryan Scott Hall / Steven Furtick
You Have To Be There
Helen Sjöholm
God Is Good
Jonathan Caleb Mcreynolds
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If a family member wounds us with their words, it’s normal to air our hurt to a therapist. If we have an especially awful experience at a restaurant, it’s normal to lodge a complaint with the manager. If a co-worker’s aggressive interactions make you feel unsafe, it’s normal to take your problem to HR.
We’ve normalized expressing our sorrow and anger when others have mistreated us.
But what about the times when we feel mistreated by God? What about the times we watch him answer everyone else’s prayers, except ours? What about the seasons of depression, loneliness, infertility and the like where God seems nowhere to be found?
Thankfully, the book of Psalms has normalized expressing our sorrow, complaints, and anger to God, even when God is the source of our sorrow and the object of our anger.
This week, we look at the most gut-wrenching Psalm in the Psalter to learn how disciples of Jesus process their most visceral pain and disappointments with God.
Never Lost
Wait On You
Worthy Of My Song
You Have To Be There
God Is Good
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