When God Weeps : Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty

by Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes

• ISBN13: 9780310238355
• ISBN10: 0310238358
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Who is God? Can He be trusted? Why does He do what He does? What are His purposes in the face of seemingly senseless suffering? With firmness and compassion, the authors reveal a God big enough to understand our suffering, wise enough to allow it, and powerful enough to use it for a greater good than we can ever imagine. This is the Leader's Guide for the When God Weeps GroupWare.

Author Biography

Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder and president of Joni and Friends Steven Estes holds Masters of Divinity and Masters of Theology degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary and Columbia Bible College. He is the senior pastor of Community Evangelical Church in Elverson, Pennsylvania

Table of Contents

Special Thanks to....	8	(3)
Before You Begin	11	(4)
I'm Hurting Bad	15	(16)
Section One: Who is This God?
Ecstasy Spilling Over	31	(10)
The Suffering God	41	(14)
Does He Really Expect Me to Suffer?	55	(11)
All Trials Great and Small	66	(11)
Heaven's Dirty Laundry?	77	(20)
Section Two: What Is He Up To?
A Few Reasons Why	97	(17)
The Best Answer We Have	114	(12)
Making Sense of Suffering	126	(21)
Section Three: How Can I Hang On?
Cry of the Soul	147	(22)
Gaining Contentment	169	(17)
Suffering Gone Malignant	186	(12)
Suffering Gone	198	(51)
Epilogue: Before You Put This Book Down	214	(5)
Section Four: Appendices
Appendix A: Scripture on God's Hand in Our Suffering	219	(13)
Appendix B: Scripture on God's Purpose in Our Suffering	232	(9)
Appendix C: Can God Experience Grief?	241	(8)
Notes	249