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December 15, 2015
Title: Now What, God?
Topic: Spiritual Warfare
Discussed by Pastor David Ireland
with Pastor David Ireland (www.davidireland.org)
Part 1 of 2
Across our country and around the world, prayer is needed now more than ever. After tragedy strikes, many people often ask “Why, God?” However, Pastor David Ireland believes we should instead ask, “What now, God?” David Ireland is the lead pastor of
Christ Church, a multi-cultural mega church in New Jersey. He says that when we ask “Why, God?” we are distancing ourselves from Him. “Turn the question into something better.”
Pastor David also discusses why there is evil this world and how we should approach God and evil. He says, “People make the faulty assumption that just because God is all-powerful means that He can do anything.” What does Pastor Ireland mean by this statement? Listen in.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Now What, God?
Topic: Spiritual Warfare
Discussed by Pastor David Ireland
with Pastor David Ireland (www.davidireland.org)
C.S. Lewis once said: “A man can no more diminish
God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by
scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.”
Why does evil exist in this world? Pastor David Ireland has two responses to
this question: 1) We have wrong assumptions about God; and 2) God-given
freewill. He reminds us that we are not God; we cannot possibly know why bad
things happen in this world. What we do know is this: “We have a God that
comforts us. We have a God who is so vested in human beings that He delights in
showing mercy and compassion.”
Listen in as Pastor David expands on this and talks about God’s ultimate purpose
with humans. And remember: Never, ever underestimate the power of prayer. It is
essential to the walk of a believer. Prayer not only changes you for the better;
it changes the world. “Prayer is a real conversation with God,” Pastor
Ireland says.
Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work
together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
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