Sermon Notes
July 12, 2026
Psalms For Your Summer
The Broken Heart
Rev. Sean Carroll
The Broken Heart (Psalm 31:1–16)
Because Christ entered our suffering, we never suffer alone.
Where We Run in Suffering (vv.1–5)
David starts with focus on God, not feelings.
God = refuge, rock, fortress, shelter.
Suffering reveals where we run.
David runs to God.
Honesty in Pain (vv.9–13)
Faith is not pretending everything is fine.
Spiritual distress, emotional exhaustion, physical weakness, relational rejection.
Feeling forgotten, discarded, surrounded by fear.
Truth About Suffering
Long-term pain affects energy, sleep, health.
God understands this completely.
The Bible does not minimize pain.
Key Encouragement
Pain does not disqualify you from God. It qualifies you to come to Him. God wants honest hearts, not polished prayers.
Jesus in Psalm 31
Jesus quoted Psalm 31:5 on the cross. He lived suffering fully: betrayal, suffering, abandonment, grief.
Why That Matters
Our hope is not how tightly we hold onto God, but that Jesus held perfectly for us. Through the cross: sin defeated, death defeated, our access to God restored.
What now?
Tell God the truth: fear, anger, grief, questions.
Receive help: spiritual, emotional, physical care.
Entrust your life to God.
Final Encouragement
You may not know your future but you know whose hands hold it. God has not left you, Christ has gone before you.
