When the Brochure Lies: Finding Christ in the Midst of Suffering

May 17, 2026  •  The Rev. Billy Cerveny

The Fyre Festival sold luxury villas and delivered soggy tents and cheese sandwiches, and many Christians feel their faith came with a similar brochure. Reading 1 Peter 4 and 5, the sermon insists suffering is no proof of being scammed. Through union with Christ, he takes our pain personally, keeping his wounds even in resurrection, and our stories take the shape of the cross, where the God of all grace himself restores, confirms and establishes us.