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July 24, 2026
Title: SUFFERING IS NOT SINGULAR
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by Dr. Conner Bales
with Dr. Conner BalesDr. Conner Bales (https://www.connorbales.com/)
Day 5
Last week, General Doug Carver kicked off the special 2026 Summer Sermon Series with a great reminder that God is our strength and refuge and we can find joy in Him through every life lesson.
This week, the very special guest is Dr. Conner Bales, the pastor at
Quails Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. The question he will be tackling this week is:
HOW DO WE SUFFER WELL?
Scripture Passage: Romans 8:16
Click here for more information about Dr. Conner Bales.
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QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
As a recap, Dr. Bales has been sharing this week about finding joy through suffering – and suffering well. He and his wife definitely have known suffering, having two very medical fragile daughters. He wanted a way to express the way he felt about his beautiful daughters, so he and his friend Michael teamed up to write and compose a beautiful song.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Dr. Bales closes the segment reminding us that suffering is for now, but glory is forever!
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July 23, 2026
Title: SUFFERING IS NOT SINGULAR
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by Dr. Conner Bales
with Dr. Conner BalesDr. Conner Bales (https://www.connorbales.com/)
Day 4
Last week, General Doug Carver kicked off the special 2026 Summer Sermon Series with a great reminder that God is our strength and refuge and we can find joy in Him through every life lesson.
This week, the very special guest is Dr. Conner Bales, the pastor at
Quails Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. The question he will be tackling this week is:
HOW DO WE SUFFER WELL?
Scripture Passage: Romans 8:16
Click here for more information about Dr. Conner Bales.
Find Dr. Conner Bales’ sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
SUFFERING IS NOT WORTH COMPARING
Does God really care about our problems? Think about this: He gets it! After all, His son endured the worst suffering imaginable and He promises to be with us through it all. (Psalm 34:18-19)
Dr. Bales wanted a way to express the way he felt about his beautiful daughters. He uses this segment to share more about their health issues and how God has continually showed up with miracle after miracle after miracle in their lives.
Tune in tomorrow to hear the song that he and his friend Michael wrote and composed for his daughters.
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
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July 22, 2026
Title: SUFFERING IS NOT SINGULAR
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by Dr. Conner Bales
with Dr. Conner BalesDr. Conner Bales (https://www.connorbales.com/)
Day 3
Last week, General Doug Carver kicked off the special 2026 Summer Sermon Series with a great reminder that God is our strength and refuge and we can find joy in Him through every life lesson.
This week, the very special guest is Dr. Conner Bales, the pastor at
Quails Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. The question he will be tackling this week is:
HOW DO WE SUFFER WELL?
Scripture Passage: Romans 8:16
Click here for more information about Dr. Conner Bales.
Find Dr. Conner Bales’ sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
SUFFERING IS NOT SINGULAR
I am sure you have experienced at least one hardship in your life. But have you experienced more than one? Probably. (James 1:2)
Dr. Bales shares a little more about his sweet daughters and the suffering they have endured in their life and will continue to endure until God calls them home.
SUFFERING IS NOT WORTH COMPARING
Would life be better without any suffering at all?
Is your suffering worse than everyone else’s suffering? Dr. Bales warns us to not be a one-upper…
How are you enduring what God has entrusted you with?
Think about this: God really does care about your problems and hardships. He gets it! After all, His son endured the worst suffering imaginable!
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
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July 21, 2026
Title: SUFFERING IS NOT SINGULAR
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by Dr. Conner Bales
with Dr. Conner BalesDr. Conner Bales (https://www.connorbales.com/)
Day 2
Last week, General Doug Carver kicked off the special 2026 Summer Sermon Series with a great reminder that God is our strength and refuge and we can find joy in Him through every life lesson.
This week, the very special guest is Dr. Conner Bales, the pastor at
Quails Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. The question he will be tackling this week is:
HOW DO WE SUFFER WELL?
Scripture Passage: Romans 8:16
Click here for more information about Dr. Conner Bales.
Find Dr. Conner Bales’ sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
As Christ-followers and believers, what is our reward at the end of our life?
Dr. Conner Bales reads from the focused Scripture passage in Romans 8.
SUFFERING DESERVES STEWARDING
What did Paul mean when he wrote about considering suffering?
Why did Paul write this letter (and others letters to various churches)? Were the people out of control and challenging his authority?
Dr. Bales uses the Church in Corinth as one example. (2 Corinthians 11)
How did Paul encourage the Church in Rome during their persecution? Dr. Bales uses an unlikely metaphor to explain the process of God turning heartache into something beautiful.
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
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July 20, 2026
Title: SUFFERING IS NOT SINGULAR
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by Dr. Conner Bales
with Dr. Conner BalesDr. Conner Bales (https://www.connorbales.com/)
Day 1
Last week, General Doug Carver kicked off the special 2026 Summer Sermon Series with a great reminder that God is our strength and refuge and we can find joy in Him through every life lesson.
This week, the very special guest is Dr. Conner Bales, the pastor at
Quails Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. The question he will be tackling this week is:
HOW DO WE SUFFER WELL?
Scripture Passage: Romans 8:16
Click here for more information about Dr. Conner Bales.
Find Dr. Conner Bales’ sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
Job suffered terrible tragedies in his life. How was he able to continue to praise God through the pain?
Paul also suffered greatly. Was he able to praise God like Job did?
Can God really make something good out of something that seems so bad? Dr. Bales closes this segment sharing a little about his family. Click
here to view their beautiful family photo (fast-forward to the 44-minute mark).
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
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July 17, 2026
Title: LIFE LESSONS
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by General Doug Carver
with Special Guest
Day 5
LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HARDSHIPS. SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO GO ON – LET ALONE THE JOY TO PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE TEARS.
This week, very special guest General Doug Carver presents the sermon from Champion Forest Baptist Church. General Carver is the Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army and he definitely has some harrowing stories to tell. But, through every story, there is courage, strength, and joy found in Jesus.
Scripture Passage: Joshua 1:1-9
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QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
Why is it so hard for us to praise God in the midst of tragedy? General Doug Carver shares about one of his most challenging assignments as a Chaplain in the US Army. He remembers August 30, 2010, when a fellow chaplain was killed in action.
Did Jesus warn us that we would experience hardships? Did he know that his assignment was to take those hardships upon himself?
General Carver closes the sermon with one final story that was absolutely tragic for the soldier involved. How did he survive?
FINAL THOUGHTS
Travis Mills: “Keep moving. Don’t stop. It might be tough, but the Lord God will be with you until the end. And you can take that to the bank.”
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
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July 16, 2026
Title: LIFE LESSONS
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by General Doug Carver
with Special Guest
Day 4
LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HARDSHIPS. SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO GO ON – LET ALONE THE JOY TO PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE TEARS.
This week, very special guest General Doug Carver presents the sermon from Champion Forest Baptist Church. General Carver is the Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army and he definitely has some harrowing stories to tell. But, through every story, there is courage, strength, and joy found in Jesus.
Scripture Passage: Joshua 1:1-9
Click here for more information about General Doug Carver.
Find General Doug Carver’s sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
Today, General Doug Carver shares one of the terrifying experiences he had in Iraq. How would you react if a missile was fired upon you? How much would you pray?
Are you waiting for God to perform a miracle in your life right now? Have you ever had to wait for answers?
General Doug Carver reminds us of Zecheriah 3:17 and sings a portion of the hymn “In the Garden”.
Side Question: Do you recognize the work that others do in service to others? Well, you should! It makes people feel special – whether you ever see the results of your kindness or not.
How did God encourage Joshua after he replaced Moses to lead the people?
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
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July 15, 2026
Title: LIFE LESSONS
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by General Doug Carver
with Special Guest
Day 3
LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HARDSHIPS. SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO GO ON – LET ALONE THE JOY TO PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE TEARS.
This week, very special guest General Doug Carver presents the sermon from Champion Forest Baptist Church. General Carver is the Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army and he definitely has some harrowing stories to tell. But, through every story, there is courage, strength, and joy found in Jesus.
Scripture Passage: Joshua 1:1-9
Click here for more information about General Doug Carver.
Find General Doug Carver’s sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
July 4, 2007: General Doug Carver was celebrating the festivities overlooking Washington, DC, when a soldier approached him with an incredible story. This soldier had a tough decision to make that would change his life forever. How did General Carver encourage this young soldier?
Yesterday, General Carver asked: What impossible task has God placed in your path? Today, he gives an amazing motivational talk, reminding us that God is our refuge and strength and we can do all things through Him. In fact, He PROMISES to never leave or forsake us and NOTHING can separate us from the love of God. Take comfort in that today! (Psalm 73:25; Psalm 23; Isaiah 43:2)
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
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July 14, 2026
Title: LIFE LESSONS
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by General Doug Carver
with Special Guest
Day 2
LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HARDSHIPS. SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO GO ON – LET ALONE THE JOY TO PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE TEARS.
This week, very special guest General Doug Carver presents the sermon from Champion Forest Baptist Church. General Carver is the Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army and he definitely has some harrowing stories to tell. But, through every story, there is courage, strength, and joy found in Jesus.
Scripture Passage: Joshua 1:1-9
Click here for more information about General Doug Carver.
Find General Doug Carver’s sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
General Doug Carver shares about his time in Germany twenty-three years ago before he was deployed to Iraq. What did he learn about courage that day? And how did he, in turn, encourage the troops before him? (Joshua 1:9)
What assignment did God give to Moses? How did he respond? (Deuteronomy 34)
What impossible task has God placed in your path? Are you struggling with the courage to get it done? How can we be encouraged by Joshua?
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
here.
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July 13, 2026
Title: LIFE LESSONS
Topic: Life Lessons: Summer 2026
Discussed by General Doug Carver
with Special Guest
Day 1
LIFE IS FULL OF DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HARDSHIPS. SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO GO ON – LET ALONE THE JOY TO PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE TEARS.
This week, very special guest General Doug Carver presents the sermon from Champion Forest Baptist Church. General Carver is the Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army and he definitely has some harrowing stories to tell. But, through every story, there is courage, strength, and joy found in Jesus.
Scripture Passage: Joshua 1:1-9
Click here for more information about General Doug Carver.
Find General Doug Carver’s sermon
here.
If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org
QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:
General Doug Carver begins the sermon thanking the pastors of CFBC for the opportunity to speak, choking up as he talks about his family – both his personal family and his military family, especially those who served in Vietnam. He then shares about his time in Germany twenty-three years ago before he was deployed to Iraq. What did he learn about courage that day? And how did he, in turn, encourage the troops before him? Well, you’ll just have to tune in tomorrow for the rest of the story!
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, or if you have a prayer request, text: 281.688.2630 and follow the text prompts.
For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click
here.
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