Where Is God When It Hurts?

Delivered on 11/06/2021

Part 1 of Where Is God When It Hurts?

Pain is inevitable. We know that Jesus never promised us an easy life, but he did promise to always be with us. So how can we learn something from our pain rather than waste it? In this message by Pastor Rick, your members will learn 5 ways God can use any pain in their lives for good, regardless of the source of their pain.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message — Listen to how Pastor Rick Warren preached this message, noting his tone, pitch, speed, and other variations of delivery.
• Transcript — Follow along as you listen to the audio message and mark the document with your own notes and highlights.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) — Customize these outlines to your message and give them to your members to take notes as you preach.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) — Customize these slides to highlight certain parts/Scriptures in your message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions — Give these engaging, follow-up reflection questions to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message in their weekly meetings.

Delivered on 11/13/2021

Part 2 of Where Is God When It Hurts?

While we don’t have all the answers to why a good God allows pain to exist, we do know that God gave us the freedom of choice. The freedom to choose between right and wrong is not only our greatest blessing, but it is also one of our greatest liabilities because we often make wrong choices. In this message by Pastor Rick, your members will discover how they can benefit from the pain in their lives by choosing the way they respond to pain. God doesn’t want us to waste our pain—he wants us to use it for good.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message — Listen to how Pastor Rick Warren preached this message, noting his tone, pitch, speed, and other variations of delivery.
• Transcript — Follow along as you listen to the audio message and mark the document with your own notes and highlights.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) — Customize these outlines to your message and give them to your members to take notes as you preach.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) — Customize these slides to highlight certain parts/Scriptures in your message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions — Give these engaging, follow-up reflection questions to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message in their weekly meetings.

Delivered on 11/27/2021

Part 3 of Where Is God When It Hurts?

The best thing we can do with our pain is to use it to help others. God uses the pain in our lives to not only benefit us, but to also help others through it. Jesus did this when he used his pain and suffering to provide salvation for the whole world. This message by Pastor Rick Warren will give your members four ways they can use the pain in their lives to help heal others.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message — Listen to how Pastor Rick Warren preached this message, noting his tone, pitch, speed, and other variations of delivery.
• Transcript — Follow along as you listen to the audio message and mark the document with your own notes and highlights.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) — Customize these outlines to your message and give them to your members to take notes as you preach.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) — Customize these slides to highlight certain parts/Scriptures in your message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions — Give these engaging, follow-up reflection questions to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message in their weekly meetings.