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“Suffering“ Resources
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Sermons for “Suffering“
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December 8 2024
Speaker: Brian Silver
Topic: Failure & Disappointment, Suffering
Book: Isaiah
Campus: Lowertown - St. Paul
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October 27 2024
Series: Half Truths
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September 29 2024
Series: Half Truths
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September 29 2024
Series: Half Truths
Suffering can feel meaningless. To cope, we take our cues…
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August 18 2024
Series: Gospel Mixtape: Wisdom & Songs
Our suffering can be fertile ground for God to transform…
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August 11 2024
Series: Gospel Mixtape: Wisdom & Songs
Our suffering can be fertile ground for God to transform…
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August 4 2024
Series: Gospel Mixtape: Wisdom & Songs
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June 30 2024
Series: Gospel Mixtape: Wisdom & Songs
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November 26 2023
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November 26 2023
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January 8 2023
Series: Prayers
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October 23 2022
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July 24 2022
Series: The Bible in 16 Verses
A key part of the Gospel is The Great Exchange,…
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July 24 2022
Series: The Bible in 16 Verses
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January 30 2022
Series: Ephesians
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September 19 2021
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Life & Culture, Shame, Suffering
Book: Hosea
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Our culture is infatuated with both nakedness (think entertainment and…
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August 1 2021
Series: Parables: Uncovering Good News
The story of a tree not doing its job is…
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May 9 2021
Series: Jesus is Greater: Hebrews
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February 21 2021
Series: Jesus is Greater: Hebrews
In our study of Hebrews, we have been talking about…
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January 24 2021
Series: Jesus is Greater: Hebrews
The great news this week is that Jesus, having gone…
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January 17 2021
Series: Jesus is Greater: Hebrews
Speaker: Drew Zuehlke
Topic: Sovereignty, Suffering
Book: Hebrews
Campus: Heights - Columbia Heights
The book of Hebrews was written to a people experiencing…
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June 28 2020
Series: Psalms
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May 17 2020
Series: Psalms
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May 10 2020
Series: Psalms
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May 3 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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May 3 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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May 3 2020
Series: Journey of Job
How does God bring comfort to us and then through…
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April 26 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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March 29 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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March 29 2020
Series: Journey of Job
Gospel Application – “How NOT to develop a demanding spirit.”…
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March 29 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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March 22 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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March 22 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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March 22 2020
Series: Journey of Job
How do we tend to misunderstand suffering, and therefore the…
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March 15 2020
Series: Journey of Job
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Book: Job
What does it look like to trust and bless God…
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March 8 2020
Series: Journey of Job
In our own suffering, God invites us to share our…
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March 1 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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March 1 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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February 23 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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February 23 2020
Series: Journey of Job
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December 29 2019
Series: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
This week, we look at Matthew 1:18-25 to see the…
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October 20 2019
Series: The Cry of the Soul of Nehemiah
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May 19 2019
Series: Between Two Worlds
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May 19 2019
Series: Between Two Worlds
Three big questions: Why am I surprised (12) What would…
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April 14 2019
Series: Between Two Worlds
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February 3 2019
Series: Between Two Worlds
Even in the midst of suffering, Christians, who have been…
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October 14 2018
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Happiness, Life & Culture, Suffering
Book: Jeremiah
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
“You deserve to be happy.” Or so it is believed…
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October 14 2018
Speaker: Brian Silver
Topic: Happiness, Life & Culture, Suffering
Book: Jeremiah
Campus: Lowertown - St. Paul
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April 22 2018
The plague of darkness & the foretelling of the death…
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April 8 2018
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Fall, Injustice, Justice, Social Justice, Suffering
Book: Exodus
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
God sends the plagues of flies, sick livestock, & boils…Yet…
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April 8 2018
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March 11 2018
God meets Moses in his doubt. God comforts him by…
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March 11 2018
Moses questions God & God answers and comforts Moses’ doubt…
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March 4 2018
Gospel Application Are you too quick to pray for the…
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March 26 2017
What is the mystery of God?
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March 19 2017
How can Christ in us and his word in fullness…
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July 17 2016
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Eschatology, Suffering, Temple
Book: Luke
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple and then teaches…
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January 3 2016
Series: A Mythbusters Christmas
Common myth theologies about Jesus healing include retribution and prosperity…
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August 9 2015
Jesus sets his face towards Jerusalem, and towards the cross.…
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October 12 2014
God is a suffering, loving God who doesn’t waste suffering.…
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October 5 2014
Suffering hurts and there are no easy answers, only long…
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September 14 2014
How does the gospel speak to us in the midst…
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February 17 2013
Series: Genesis: The Book of Beginnings
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Lust, Sex, Sovereignty, Suffering
Book: Genesis
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Jacob flourishes while in slavery in Egypt, but is thrown…
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November 25 2012
Series: Genesis: The Book of Beginnings
Speaker: Cor Chmieleski
Topic: Covenant, Failure & Disappointment, Faith, Grace, Suffering
Book: Genesis
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
A sermon about the God who sees and cares.
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August 19 2012
A sermon on trusting God in the midst of our…
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August 12 2012
A sermon on the joys and dangers of spiritual highs,…
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August 5 2012
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Forgiveness, Relationships, Suffering
Book: 2 Corinthians
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Paul has been stoned, shipwrecked, whipped, beaten, imprisoned, adrift at…
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April 8 2012
Series: Easter & Good Friday Messages
A yearly special message for Easter Sunday. A yearly special…
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March 11 2012
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: New Creation, Restoration, Suffering
Book: 2 Corinthians
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
How do we live by faith and not sight? What…
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February 26 2012
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: New Creation, Restoration, Suffering
Book: 2 Corinthians
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Christians are in the world, but not of the world.…
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January 1 2012
A sermon by Mark Hintz using the movie A Wonderful Life…
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October 9 2011
Pastor Cor Chmieleski walks through four truths and responses for…
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October 2 2011
Where is God in the midst of our pain and…
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January 2 2011
Series: The Gospel
Seven things to preach to yourself about the gospel and…
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November 29 2009
Series: Miscellaneous
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August 31 2008
Series: Majoring on a Minor: Habakkuk
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Sin, Sovereignty, Suffering
Book: Habakkuk
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
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July 20 2008
Series: Pastor's Open Mic
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August 5 2007
Series: Miscellaneous
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June 10 2007
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Lordship of God, Suffering
Book: John
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Jesus is arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane after Judas…
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January 28 2007
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Jesus Christ, Suffering, Superiority of God, Worship
Book: John
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Jesus comforts the sisters of Lazarus and reveals his compassionate…
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January 7 2007
Not all responses to Jesus’ Birth were positive.
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July 30 2006
Many of Jesus disciples leave Jesus after a difficult teaching.…
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September 4 2005
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August 21 2005
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June 19 2005
Paul, a Roman citizen, appeals his case to Caesar in…
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June 5 2005
A plot to murder Paul is uncovered and he is…
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May 22 2005
Paul is put on trial before both the religious council…
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May 8 2005
When Paul arrives in Jerusalem, he is, as expected, arrested.…
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March 13 2005
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Evangelism, Religion, Suffering
Book: Acts
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
The church in Corinth is founded, even amidst persecution.
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February 6 2005
A mob ensues after Paul & Silas preach the gospel…
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January 23 2005
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Discipleship, Sovereignty, Suffering
Book: Acts
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
A simple message, God is bigger than our mistakes.
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December 19 2004
Series: Joy to the World
The third in a series examining the hymn “Joy to…
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December 12 2004
Series: Joy to the World
The second in a series examining the hymn “Joy to…
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November 14 2004
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Evangelism, Missions, Suffering
Book: Acts
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Paul & Barnabas visit Iconium and a great number of…
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October 17 2004
Peter is rescued from prison miraculously and rejoins the church.…
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October 10 2004
James is killed and Peter is imprisoned after Herod brings…
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August 29 2004
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Evangelism, Sanctification, Suffering
Book: Acts
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
There’s a lot of reason for the believers to doubt…
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July 18 2004
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Mental Health, Sovereignty, Suffering
Book: Acts
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Four truths to get you through the darkness of life:…
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July 11 2004
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Topic: Biblical Storyline, Evangelism, Religion, Suffering, Temple
Book: Acts
Campus: Downtown - Minneapolis
Four Parts of Stephen’s Defense: Laying the foundation: Acts 7:1-19…
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July 4 2004
Who is this Stephen guy and why do people want…
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May 30 2004
How did the first church continue to follow Jesus’ teaching…
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May 2 2004
The religious leaders disbelieve even when in spite of miraculous…