November 16th 2025 (Pastor Daniel Schroeder) 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10; Supporting Scripture: Acts 5:40-42
Current Worship Series Theme: Cause/Effect – in God’s Kingdom
Today’s Theme: Judgment / Peace
“Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Before?”
Children’s Devotion: “God’s Going to Take Care of Everything in the End”
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Service Focus:
If you were making a list of things that might make society more peaceful, would you include “more judgment”? Likely not. Many people assume judgment creates conflict, not peace. Yet a world without judgment is a luxury many cannot afford. Countless victims of abuse, violence, and oppression see evil go unnoticed and unpunished. Without the hope of judgment, there can be no peace—only despair or a desire for revenge. But the promise of judgment gives the wronged real comfort: perfect justice will one day be done.
When we are deeply wronged, our options seem limited to taking matters into our own hands or falling into despair. Jesus gives a better way. He promises to return and judge the world. That promise brings peace, assuring us that every wrong will be righted by the one true and righteous Judge.