Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Why does God allow suffering—and how should we respond when life doesn’t make sense? This message takes an honest look at pain through the lens of Scripture, highlighting three primary causes of suffering: the sin of others, our own sin, and the brokenness of the world. But it doesn’t stop there. We’re also invited to consider how God meets us in our suffering: with wisdom we may not understand yet, with hope rooted in His mercy, with purpose that shapes us, and with a presence that walks with us. At the center of it all is the cross—where Jesus took on ultimate suffering to bring us ultimate life. When the pain is heavy and answers are hard to find, we can still say: God is bigger than we thought.