North Platte Berean Church
Waiting for Marshmallows
Pain is inevitable. Try as we might to avoid it, trouble and suffering are just part of life in this broken world. (Jesus himself said so – see John 16:33.) This harsh reality can make us anxious, discouraged, even hopeless. But what if there's another way? What if, in the midst of the struggle, we can experience hope? A kind of hope that isn't expected, can't be explained, transcends our circumstances, indeed defies all odds? That's what Peter, one of Jesus' closest followers, wants for his readers – he wants them, through Jesus, to find A Strange Kind of Hope.
Locations & Times
North Platte Berean Church
202 W 8th St, North Platte, NE 69101, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Sunday 6:00 PM
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Thank you so much for partnering with us in this way!
Thank you so much for partnering with us in this way!
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According to God's great mercy...
...he caused us to be born again
...to a living hope
...to an inheritance
According to God's great mercy...
...he caused us to be born again
...to a living hope
...to an inheritance
Poor ways of dealing with pain
1) Obsess over it
2) Distract ourselves mentally
3) Pretend to Ignore
4) Act really busy
5) Give in
1) Obsess over it
2) Distract ourselves mentally
3) Pretend to Ignore
4) Act really busy
5) Give in
...fortifies our faith in fire