Summary

In the second sermon of the Elijah:God's Strength Found in Weakness series, Pastor Todd continues expounding the narrative of Elijah and the Sidonian widow. In the passages covered, the widow's son dies, and she confronts Elijah about her suffering, associating her son's death with her own sin. We learn that although evil and suffering in the world is a result of sin, it is primarily a result of sin's devastating consequences on creation in general, and not direct cause-and-effect. We are also exhorted to take responsibility for our own contribution to the evil and suffering in the world, and not to self-righteously sit in judgement of other people or people groups. 

About the Speaker

Pastor Todd Murphy | Lead Pastor

Todd came to the faith at the age of 19 after growing up in the skateboarding indie-punk culture of the 80’s. He lives with his beautiful wife Christine and six healthy boys, Judah, Anson, Keegan, Aiden, Cailan, and Rowan in a suburb of Providence. Todd is an accomplished Bible teacher with an BA in Biblical studies and MA in Hebrew Bible studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has also taught biblical studies for the department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University, and is the author of the Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew (InterVarsity Press, 2003). When not writing, preaching or teaching, he can often be found playing Xbox with his sons or surfing with Judah. Once in a while you might even still catch him skateboarding.