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Outline

I. THROUGH (NOT AROUND) FLOOD & FIRE
“In suffering we ask, 'Why?' ... and the answer is rarely, 'Because.' Rather, God's answer is, 'Here I am!'" – T.C. Ham

II. GOD, THE REDEEMER
“The principal idea (of redemption) is that of cost to God.” - Fleming Rutledge

Resources

• Sinclair Ferguson, The Whole Christ
• Kelly Kapic, Embodied Hope
• Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion

Discussion Questions

1. Are you surprised when life gets hard? Are more more naive or more cynical about suffering?
2. What flood or fire are you going through? How high have the waters risen?
3. Do you sense that God is with you in the midst of your suffering? If so, can you try to explain how you sense his presence? If not, can you express the pain of feeling alone?
4. What "hard thoughts" about God are you most tempted to, especially when life gets hard?
5. What is the one thing you learned about God in the sermon this morning that helps you fight against your unbelief? Asking this another way, what part of your theology (if you could really believe it) would most help your psychology?