Then Came Jesus

May 17, 2026    Pastor Bob Rudichar

This powerful sermon explores the transformative reality of Jesus's presence in the midst of life's most challenging circumstances. Through multiple biblical accounts, the message emphasizes that Jesus deliberately enters our storms, furnaces, and valleys—not to rescue us from them, but to reveal His glory through them. The sermon challenges believers to move beyond comfortable, passive worship into authentic surrender and expectation of divine intervention. Central to the message is the truth that Jesus comes at precisely the right moment—often when circumstances seem impossible—to demonstrate His power and establish our faith. The preacher emphasizes that worship is not merely singing but a weapon of warfare, and that God's presence is available to those who humble themselves and cry out for freedom from bondage.