All In with Jordan Easley Pastor Jordan Easley

Today, as we open God’s word to the book of Job, I want us to see from his life and his story: How to trust God when you don’t understand Him. Have you ever been at a place in your life where you just didn’t understand God? I’m talking about a place where you believe in God, but you just don’t understand Him. You don’t understand his decisions. You don’t understand how He could allow this or that. You don’t get his plans or His purpose. Have you been there before? I think many of us have been there and we often stay there. We don’t understand the point of sickness and death. We can’t wrap our minds around God allowing poverty and starvation. We look around at suffering and pain and loss and most of us are left wondering, “WHY?” How are we supposed to trust God when we don’t understand God? We’re going to be addressing that question today while looking at the life of Job.

Sometimes in a world like this… a world of abundance and resources… we tend to forget that God designed us to have a primary dependency on Him… and God’s people have forgotten that truth, time and time again. That’s why Elijah warned King Ahab (in verse 1) and said—There’s a famine coming to this land— a long and severe famine—and Israel will be punished for their sins. That’s what it says in 1 Kings 16:30, “But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the LORD’s sight more than all who were before him.” Ahab’s evil provoked God’s anger, and now, as a result, Ahab was about to experience God’s punishment for that sin. Fruitful land would become barren land, all because God’s people forgot the source of their blessings and turned to false gods instead of the One True God. There is a lot we can learn from this story about God’s provision. Specifically, There are two things in this story I want you to take note of today.

Perhaps right now you could say, “I have a deep wound that needs to be healed, or a relationship, or a family, or a disease, or a disorder that needs to be healed. Let me ask you: Do you want to get well? That was the question that Jesus asked in today’s key passage. And after hearing many excuses, Jesus did what only Jesus could do. John 1:8-9 says, “’Get up,’ Jesus told him, ‘pick up your mat and walk.’ Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.” From this passage, we learn that Jesus is the source of healing. He is all-powerful and fully capable. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And even when you’ve lost hope and feel like your miracle is a million miles away, you’ve got to remember that Jesus can heal you. So with that in mind, in today’s message, I want us to see five types of healing that God brings about in our lives.

Has Jesus genuinely saved you? If so, God has given you that story to tell. Maybe you’re not sure how to tell your story. Perhaps you’re wondering where to begin. If that’s you, I want to walk you through four points that should be part of your story to help you build a framework from which you can share your testimony with others.

Many people believe that if you are a Christian and if you love and trust God, then your life on earth will be free of trouble and tragedy. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Jesus promises His disciples (and therefore He promises us) that we WILL experience trouble. He said we’ll experience difficulties, pains, and problems in this world, but He also reminds us that there is purpose in every problem. If you’re walking through a difficult season today, the promises in today’s key verses apply to you. God isn’t surprised by your circumstance, but He does have a plan, and the Bible reminds us that His plan is always for the good of those who love God and are living for God. In this message, we are going to see what it looks like to persevere through our trials and we will learn about three things our trials lead us to.

Before there was a crucifixion, and before there was a resurrection, there was a baptism. Three years before Jesus died, He was baptized. We don’t usually associate his baptism with Easter weekend because, the truth is, three years is a long time, and many things happened in Jesus’ life and ministry between His baptism in the Jordan River and His grave experience in the garden tomb. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in how the story ends that we forget where the story begins. But in this message, we’re going to change that and focus on what we can learn from the beginning of Jesus’ story – His baptism.