eSTHER’S mISSING gOD: sEEING hIM IN dARK tIMES

Esther is a very unusual book of the Bible: it never mentions God! Yet even in dark times of great suffering, He is working things out for good.

  • Seeing in the Dark
    As sin makes a mess of the world, it can sometimes be hard to see God. Yet even in our darkest times, He is there.

  • Bible Study: Discover a Story without God
    As we study Esther 1-2, we will discover how God is still there, even when He is not mentioned.

  • Blogpost: Why Must We Suffer?
    Suffering is a part of life…but why?

  • A Different Sort of People
    God’s people should stand out…especially when times are tough.

  • Bible Study: Discover Perfect Timing
    As we study Esther 3-4, we will discover how God is perfectly orchestrating things for His will to be done – though usually not when or how we expect.

  • Blogpost: Who’s to Blame for Pain?
    When we are suffering, we often look for someone to blame. Yet when we hear God speak, we come away with a different focus.

  • For Such a Time as This
    Though rarely on our timetable, God is working for our good, even in the middle of our darkest times. Our challenge is to recognize it and work with Him.

  • Bible Study: Discover Plot Twists
    As we study Esther 5-7, we discover God’s ability to work through the details of our every day lives to completely turn things around for good.

  • Blogpost: Finding Purpose in Pain
    While our instinct is to root out (and, if at all possible, eliminate) the causes of our pain, Jesus invites us to find purpose in it.

  • A Complete Reversal
    God has a way of working through our darkest times to turn us from sorrow into gladness.

  • Bible Study: Discover Turning from Sorrow to Gladness
    As we study Esther 8-10, we discover God’s ability to work through our darkest times to lead us somewhere so much better.

  • Blogpost: Necessary Suffering
    When Jesus died on the cross, some of His disciples thought it meant He wasn’t the Christ. In all actuality, it meant that He was. It was necessary that Christ should suffer, and if we are going to follow Him, we must also suffer sometimes, too.

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