Summer Reading Series : week 2

Guest Speakers : Jay + Katherine Wolf

Authors of Hope Heals

Jay's father asked them (I think during their vows at their wedding), "are you going to build your marriage on the Rock or the sand? Because storms will come. Prepare yourself."

"Levi Lusko likes to say, "train for the trial" and I love that, but I like to say, "prepare for the pain."" Katherine

"The most pure worship happens when everything is falling apart." Jay

Romans 8 

Job 5

God allows horrific situations to fully heal you.

Healing of the soul.

What is broken may be your heart.

We must expect less of our broken world and expect more of God.

One of their taglines, "Don't Wait To Celebrate!"

Celebrating God's presence, provision + protection!

"In the grief process they say there are 5 stages, but I found the 6th stage is serving.

Paul says, you've been given hope not to be comfortable, but to give it away. 

This idea is something we like to call "Hoping Forward." Jay

When you face trial, that is not the end of your story, it's the beginning of a new story.

Hope is not just wishful thinking, Hope is a person.

"This is my story, and I wear it well." Katherine

"and I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness--secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name." Isaiah 45:3 NLT

"Therefore; I, a personnel for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God." Ephesians 4:1 NLT

"But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a viceroy over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world." 1 John 4:4 NLT

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according tot His purpose for them." Romans 8:28 NLT

"Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes." Ephesians 4:23 NLT

"Suffer well!

Encourage the encouragers!"

Katherine

"If suffering is like going through fire, I wanted to choose what this inescapable process purified in me and what it melted away." Jay