Ever been hurt by a church or spiritual leader? For many, those wounds cut deeper than any outside criticism. This week's teaching unpacks the reality of church hurt and how to stay rooted in faith when the church itself has caused pain. With wisdom from Paul’s final letter and real-world insight, this message points the way toward healing, hope, and rediscovering community without ignoring the weight of spiritual trauma.

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2 Timothy 4:9-18

9 Do your best to come to me soon. 10 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. 12 Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. 16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

If God is good, why is there so much pain in the world? This week's teaching explores this difficult question, showing how suffering can lead us to God’s presence and purpose. Discover how Jesus meets us in our pain with truth, love, and the hope of resurrection—and why the cross is God’s ultimate answer to our deepest struggles.

Have you ever felt like the world revolves around you—only to be reminded how small you really are? In a culture saturated with self-promotion and constant comparison, it’s easy to lose sight of something greater. In this teaching from Psalm 8, Pastor Brent takes us from the grandeur of the cosmos to the personal care of a God who knows each of us by name. This powerful reflection invites us to step out of self-centered thinking and into awe of our Creator.

Discover how a renewed perspective rooted in God’s majesty can reshape how you see yourself, others, and the world around you!

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Psalm 8

1 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?

5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beingsb]">[b]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!