We continue our break to focus on suffering during this unprecedented season in our community here on Maui. Two weeks ago, in Romans 5, we considered what God is doing through our sufferings to make us more like Christ. A week ago, in Psalm 13, we considered what it looked like to process our suffering experientially through lament. In this sermon, we consider the comfort of God in our suffering and how God intends us to share that same comfort others with others. We also considered two very practical ways we can bring comfort to others: 1) sharing the comfort of lament, and 2) sharing the comfort of the gospel.

We continue our break from 1 Timothy to spend a couple weeks thinking about suffering. In this sermon, we consider David’s lament in Psalm 13. Mark Vroegop has helpfully defined lament as “A prayer in pain that leads to trust.” In Psalm 13, we find three aspects of David lament: 1) David’s Pain, 2) David’s Prayer, and 3) David’s Praise. There are two practical response in light of these things: 1) We must lament, and 2) We must lament together.