Lament

The Journey Home

What can The Wizard of Oz teach us about anxiety, courage, and finding our way home? This week, we explored the surprising connection between Dorothy's journey and the biblical story of Joshua. When life's storms hit, it's easy to focus on everything we can't control. But God reminded Joshua to be strong and courageousnot because of his own power, but because God's presence would go with him wherever he went. The same promise is true for us today! Sermon Notes https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/42324/note-269475.html

Love

Psalm 118 reveals a powerful truth that can anchor us through life's challenges: God's faithful love endures forever. This isn't just a comforting phrase but the bedrock of our faith, which remains constant when human love fails. Even in seasons of spiritual numbness or overwhelming circumstances, we can find peace by repeatedly declaring this truth and spending time in solitude with God. What are you repeatedly giving your attention to, and is it drawing you closer to God or further away? Sermon Notes https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/42324/note-268541.html

Joy

Have you ever felt joy slip through your fingers right when you needed it most? Psalm 146 points us toward a deeper kind of joyone that survives disappointment and hard seasons because its anchored in the character of God. Even when we dont feel Him, we can still choose praise. When praise becomes more than a reaction and turns into a choice, it changes the way we walk through pain, uncertainty, and even numbness. Where is God inviting you to practice defiant joy this week? Sermon Notes https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/42324/note-267963.html

Wisdom

A 1950s study found that 75% of people will abandon obvious truth under social pressure. But what if there was a better way to find wisdom than following the crowd? Psalm 119, the Bible's longest chapter (176 verses!), reveals that true wisdom comes from delighting in God's Word. Are you letting culture shape your decisions, or are you anchored in something deeper? Sermon Notes https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/42324/note-267777.html

Rage

Ever wondered why the Bible includes prayers asking God to slap enemies in the face? The rage (imprecatory) psalms teach us something powerful about bringing our unfiltered emotions to God, who can handle the full range and depth of our emotions. What anger have you been stuffing down and letting fester instead of bringing it to the Lord? Sermon Notes Download Sermon Questions https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/42324/note-267092.html