Why isn't God stopping your pain?

[ONLINE EXP] Why isn't God stopping your pain? | BIGquestions pt. 5 | NEWHOPEfulton

Do all paths lead to the same God?

This sermon answers the question "Aren’t all religions basically the same?" by showing that they may share certain moral instincts, but they differ radically in what they believe about God, humanity, forgiveness, and the afterlife. The heart of Christianity, the message argues, is not people climbing up to God through effort, but God coming down to us in grace through Jesus Christ. The real difference is the resurrection: if Jesus truly died and rose again, then Christianity is not just another spiritual path but a rescue that changes everything. For anyone exhausted by trying to earn God’s favor or searching for meaning through achievement, the sermon offers hope that God already knows our failures and still loves us enough to make the first move.

Can you really trust the Bible?

This conversation builds a thoughtful case for trusting the Bible by pointing to archaeology, manuscript evidence, and the remarkable care with which Scripture was preserved. It compares the Bible’s transmission to other ancient texts, showing how unusually strong and accurate the biblical record is, especially through discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls. But the deeper challenge is not just whether the Bible is reliable—it is whether we will actually read it as God’s true story about our lives. The speakers invite listeners to move beyond skepticism and encounter Scripture for themselves, especially in the Gospels, where the honesty, coherence, and power of the message become personal.

Why We Do Hard Things

In this sermon, Chad Stuart shows that Christians do hard things for one reason: so others may come to salvation in Jesus Christ. Drawing from his own marathon training and the church’s sacrifices to build a school and now a church, he reminds listeners that pain, patience, and perseverance are worthwhile when they serve a bigger eternal purpose. He connects that call to Paul’s willingness to suffer for the gospel and to Caleb and Joshua’s courage in the face of fear, challenging the church to become disciple-makers, not just church-builders. The message matters because it reframes present sacrifices and personal suffering as opportunities for witness, anchored in Jesus’ promise, “I am with you always.”