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GOD AND THE REALLY BROKEN WORLD
or IS GOD REALLY GOOD ALL THE TIME?
Every Sunday when we release the
children and youth we say the same call
and response:
God is good . . . all the time.
All the time . . . God is good.
It is not just something we say for the
sake of the children – Is it?
What does that statement mean to you?
What do you think of when it is said?
Do you say it? Is it harder to say some
days? Do you believe it is true?
Is God really good? All of the time?
We live in a world that is seriously messed
up – a place where God’s goodness is not
always obvious and our personal
experiences often stand in the face of
that statement.
Is God really good, all the time?

]]> http://capchurch.ca/sermons/is-god-really-good-all-the-time/feed/ 0 despair,God (February 6, 2011 - David Zimmerman) - GOD AND THE REALLY BROKEN WORLD or IS GOD REALLY GOOD ALL THE TIME? Every Sunday when we release the children and youth we say the same call and response: God is good . . . all the time. All the time . . . (February 6, 2011 - David Zimmerman) GOD AND THE REALLY BROKEN WORLD or IS GOD REALLY GOOD ALL THE TIME? Every Sunday when we release the children and youth we say the same call and response: God is good . . . all the time. All the time . . . God is good. It is not just something we say for the sake of the children – Is it? What does that statement mean to you? What do you think of when it is said? Do you say it? Is it harder to say some days? Do you believe it is true? Is God really good? All of the time? We live in a world that is seriously messed up – a place where God’s goodness is not always obvious and our personal experiences often stand in the face of that statement. Is God really good, all the time? CapChurch no 39:42 Living Fully with God in Consolations and Desolations http://capchurch.ca/sermons/recent-sermons/living-fully-with-god-in-consolations-and-desolations/ http://capchurch.ca/sermons/recent-sermons/living-fully-with-god-in-consolations-and-desolations/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:34:36 +0000 admin http://capchurch.ca/?p=1304 (Dec 27, 09 – Mike Nichols)
It is our custom at CapChurch on the last Sunday of the year to thank God for our consolations from the past year; to lament our desolations and to commit our lives to God afresh for the year ahead. So as you come to the worship, bring “all of yourself” and all of your experience in 2009. We will have time for community sharing where you can give verbal thanks to God for your 2009 blessings or offer a lament for your things “taken away”.

]]> http://capchurch.ca/sermons/recent-sermons/living-fully-with-god-in-consolations-and-desolations/feed/ 0 despair,praise,prayer (Dec 27, 09 - Mike Nichols) It is our custom at CapChurch on the last Sunday of the year to thank God for our consolations from the past year; to lament our desolations and to commit our lives to God afresh for the year ahead. (Dec 27, 09 - Mike Nichols) It is our custom at CapChurch on the last Sunday of the year to thank God for our consolations from the past year; to lament our desolations and to commit our lives to God afresh for the year ahead. So as you come to the worship, bring “all of yourself” and all of your experience in 2009. We will have time for community sharing where you can give verbal thanks to God for your 2009 blessings or offer a lament for your things “taken away”. CapChurch no 30:48 Naked Prayer: Praying the Psalms (part 4 of 5) http://capchurch.ca/sermons/naked-prayer-praying-the-psalms-part-4-of-5/ http://capchurch.ca/sermons/naked-prayer-praying-the-psalms-part-4-of-5/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:44:39 +0000 admin http://capchurch.ca/newsite/?p=829 (Aug 30 – Kim Pierrot)
Pray our Despair
Today, we consider what it means to “Pray our Despair” by reflecting on Psalm 88. One blogger describes the psalm this way:

“Psalm 88 is that member of the family nobody knows what to do with. He’s at all the family reunions, and his name comes up in all the jovial stories, but nobody wants to get caught alone with him in the living room. He’s awkward… irrational… strange. So he sits there and everyone goes outside and explains why he’s so strange and how he fits into the whole family dynamic. But nobody takes the time to really listen to the strangeness and let him explain himself, and maybe change how everyone else views the family.” (www.rustyparts.com)

By listening to the “strangeness” of this psalm, and by hearing from those in our midst who have spent time praying it, we will be better equipped to approach God when life doesn’t make sense or seem destined for the “happy ending”.

]]> http://capchurch.ca/sermons/naked-prayer-praying-the-psalms-part-4-of-5/feed/ 0 despair,prayer,Psalms (Aug 30 - Kim Pierrot) Pray our Despair Today, we consider what it means to “Pray our Despair” by reflecting on Psalm 88. One blogger describes the psalm this way: - “Psalm 88 is that member of the family nobody knows what to do with. (Aug 30 - Kim Pierrot) Pray our Despair Today, we consider what it means to “Pray our Despair” by reflecting on Psalm 88. One blogger describes the psalm this way: “Psalm 88 is that member of the family nobody knows what to do with. He’s at all the family reunions, and his name comes up in all the jovial stories, but nobody wants to get caught alone with him in the living room. He’s awkward… irrational… strange. So he sits there and everyone goes outside and explains why he’s so strange and how he fits into the whole family dynamic. But nobody takes the time to really listen to the strangeness and let him explain himself, and maybe change how everyone else views the family.” (www.rustyparts.com (http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2005/10/03/psalm-88-staying-in-hell)) By listening to the “strangeness” of this psalm, and by hearing from those in our midst who have spent time praying it, we will be better equipped to approach God when life doesn’t make sense or seem destined for the “happy ending”. CapChurch no 28:57