About this episode

Bryan Intemann discusses the nature of suffering and how God is present in our pain, using the story of Stephen from Acts as a reference.

Nobody wants to talk about suffering. But it's something we all go through — hard seasons, loss, relationships that fall apart, or just a low-level ache that won't go away. In Acts 6–8, Care Pastor Bryan Intemann walks through the story of Stephen to answer one of life's hardest questions: why do we suffer, and what do we do when we do? Here's some of what Bryan covers: 🙏Why suffering is unavoidable 🙏How to prepare for hard seasons 🙏Why you're not as alone in your pain as it feels 🙏Why nothing you've walked through is wasted He also gets personal — sharing his own story of a painful childhood and what God did with it. No guilt, no pressure. Just a real conversation about real pain and a God who genuinely shows up in the middle of it. 📖 Acts 6:1-15 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known…

People in this episode

Guest: Bryan Intemann

Topics covered

• suffering
• pain
• faith
• God's presence
• personal story
• Acts 6-8

Keywords

• suffering
• pain
• Acts 6-8
• faith
• God
• personal story
• hard seasons

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts

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