"Black History month" Tagged Sermons

Getting Focused for Confronting Suffering

February 14, 2016
Pastor Chris Crye
African Americans, Discipline, God's faithfulness, God's wrath, lament, suffering
Lamentations

Lamentations 3:1-30 Like his nation, Jeremiah is experiencing God’s fierce discipline because of sin. As he laments the pain, the prophet remembers that God is faithful. He responds by deciding to accept God’s discipline because God’s ways are always good.

Confronting the Harsh Faithfulness of Our God

February 7, 2016
Pastor Chris Crye
African Americans, lament, sin, suffering, the poor
Lamentations

Lamentations 2 All sin has consequences whether it is individual, personal sin or corporate sin. In this passage, the writer of Lamentations (believed to be Jeremiah) confesses that God has kept His promise to bring the consequences of sin upon the people who are guilty. “Cry out to the Lord!” he exhorts God’s people. But…

Pain and Shame of the Fallen

Lamentations 1 Whether it is sin that has been committed against us or sin that we ourselves have committed against others, the effects of sin are devastating and real. Loss of moral moorings. Loss of freedom. Loss of power. Loss of reliable support systems. What can we do about sin and its effects? Cry out…