A PLACE TO BELONG
The Church at the Butte is A Place to Belong. Whether you are a community leader, business owner, retired senior, single adult, or a young family you can find A Place to Belong with us.
Together, we are making a difference in our community through The Shepherd’s Closet, Meals on Wheels, All-Stars for children, WIRED for youth and Legacy for seniors. We also help support church planters throughout the United States, thousands of missionaries in approximately 200 countries.
Several of our members make trips to our mission church in Mexico to support them and strengthen their service. We participate with Franklin Graham’s Operation Christmas Child. This ministry distributes gift-filled shoe boxes to children throughout the world, demonstrating that people matter to God.
Drop in on a Sunday morning just after nine o’clock for Coffee and Conversation. Then stay for Sunday Morning Worship at ten o’clock. Pick up some brochures and make a couple of new friends. You may discover A Place to Belong sooner than you think.
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516 Butte Blvd. PO Box 1346 | Elephant Butte, NM 87935
575-744-4487
catb@valornet.com
Pastor Houston Cano – houstoncano@yahoo.com
Senior Adults/Missions Pastor: Bruce Morrison – bruce@churchatthebutte.com
Youth Pastor: Zebadiah Rose – zeb.rose@churchatthebutte.com
Meals On Wheels – Rae Edenfofer
Shepherd’s Closet – Tami Smith
Sermon 3/6/2022
When God Feels Distant
Psalm 10
The question
“Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
The situation
The situation is that God feels distant
God feels distant when. . .
- The wicked take advantage of the poor
- The wicked seem to prosper
- The wicked prey on the weak
- Believers are downcast
The Prayer
The psalmist prays for. . .
- God to do something
- Remember the afflicted
- See the rejection of the evil doers
- Be the strength to the helpless
- Justice
The Hope
Here’s what the psalmist rests in . . .
- God’s authority
- God’s answer to prayers
- Justice for the godly
- Justice for the wicked
When God Feels Distant