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Reflect

Our Sunday messages are great to reflect upon and our "Reflect" page does an incredible job to do just that! You will find (1) A Summary (2) Key Takeaways (3) a 5 Day Devotional from the Sermon (4) as well as suggestions for further study. 

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"It's Okay to Struggle and Still Trust God"

Trusting the God Who Holds the Outcome

SERMON Summary, Devotionals & Challenge


"It's Okay to Struggle and Still Trust God"

Pastor Raju opened with unusual transparency about his own difficult year — his sister went missing in the Middle East and was later found imprisoned, followed by his wife's serious illness. He used this personal vulnerability to challenge the "Christian mask" many believers wear, arguing that real community requires honesty about suffering rather than performative faith. The sermon then moved into the story of King Hezekiah (2 Kings 18–20) as a biblical model for trusting God amid real threats, closing with a time of corporate prayer for church members who are sick, especially a woman named Debbie.


Key Points


  • Suffering is real and shouldn't be masked. Pastor Raju challenged the tendency in church culture to hide struggle behind a "Christian mask" and insisted that honest vulnerability, not performative faith, builds real community.
  • King Hezekiah as a model of trust. Hezekiah became king at 25, did what was right in God's sight (unlike his father), and remained faithful to God "in everything" — not selectively — even while under constant threat and mockery from the Assyrian king.
  • The Old Testament's core question: who is the most powerful God? Every episode, from the plagues to Elijah's fire, demonstrates Yahweh's supremacy over rival gods.
  • The enemy's tactic is fear. Drawing on John 10:10, Pastor Roger described Satan as "the accuser" who whispers doubt and fear during suffering, aiming to make God's work ineffective — but Hezekiah refused to give in to fear and instead went to the temple (today, believers themselves are the temple).
  • Trusting God means relinquishing control. The hardest part of faith isn't asking God for help — it's letting go of a predetermined outcome and trusting God's will over one's own expected result.
  • Application: The church committed to a week of fasting and prayer (with different members fasting each day) focused on healing for Debbie and others who are ill, followed by a time of communal prayer and ministry.


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