God's Presence with the Hurting
Pastor Gavin Brown
Part of He Is Here
December 4, 2022

  • Genesis 21:14-20

  • Often the Bible’s “heroes” act very wrongly. There is hero in the Bible—God.

  • Like Abraham and Sarah, we are often tempted to “help God out” instead of on him.

  • God not only saw and heard Hagar. He also for her in her distress.

Application Questions

1) This advent, where do you feel a sense of longing?


2) Think of a time when you felt alone, unseen, or abandoned. Who did
God bring to minister to you during this time?


3) Is God bringing to mind anyone in your life who is hurting? What
might it look like for you to bring them “a cup of cold water”?