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When Faith Is Hard

New, published 22 October 2026. What else is new

In one sentence: Jesus invites the weary to Himself and gives them rest, stays when His people hurt you, hears you from your first word and forgives your whole debt, so you can keep going with Him when faith is hard.

A series for a group going through something, or for one person walking with another. The weeks move from rest, through the hurts that wear faith down, to the grief that God shares.

The weeks

  1. Run the Race: Come to Me, All Who Are Weary · Matthew 11:28-30; Hebrews 12:1-3

    Jesus invites the weary to Himself, and Hebrews tells tired believers to run looking to Him.

    Week 1 · about 30 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  2. Hurt by the Church: Wolves, Weeds and the Good Shepherd · Ezekiel 34:1-16; John 10:11-13; Acts 20:28-31

    Four kinds of hurt in church, each answered differently, and the Good Shepherd who stays.

    Week 2 · about 15 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  3. How God Answers Prayer · Daniel 10:12-13

    Heard from the first word, answered on God's timetable, sometimes missed while it happens.

    Week 3 · about 15 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  4. Forgive Us Our Debts · Matthew 6:14-15

    Forgiving when it costs, and what forgiveness is not.

    Week 4 · about 25 minutes to read · printable group sheet

  5. Those Who Sigh and Groan: A Heart After God's Own · Ezekiel 9:1-11

    The people God marked for grieving over what grieves Him.

    Week 5 · about 35 minutes to read · printable group sheet