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Joy in the Sorrow

How a Thriving Church (and its Pastor) Learned to Suffer Well

Matt Chandler
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A moving, compelling, hope-filled book that will bolster your faith in times of trial.

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We all wonder how we will cope in times of terrible suffering, and how we can best support others who are suffering. And we all ask the question: how does suffering square with God’s character and purpose?

As a young pastor, Matt Chandler knew he needed to learn how to help hurting people. He studied the Scriptures, and he learned from people at the Village Church who remained joyful in their suffering. And then suddenly he was having to live what he'd learned.

This is the moving story of Matt's battle with a potentially fatal brain tumour. But it's also the stories of those who taught him, and teach him, how to walk with joy in sorrow.

This book will make you cry, laugh, and worship God. And you will see how you can live with joy when times of sorrow come, and how you can support others going through tough times.

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Contents

  • 1. I Had No Answers
    2. Beauty in the Ripples
    3. Treasure Veiled in Heartache
    4. We Named Her Kate
    5. I Know, I Understand, I'm Here
    6. Clinging to Life
    7. Beating on Our Father's Chest
    8. No Need to Be Afraid
    9. More Broken and Much Brighter
    10. Somehow, This Is Enough
    11. He Wept With Me
    12. The Spirit's Surgery

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Contributors Matt Chandler
ISBN 9781784983826
Format Paperback
First published September 2019
Dimensions 135mm x 216mm x 17mm
Weight 0.34 kg
Language English
Pages 240
Publisher The Good Book Company
Endorsements

Andrew Wilson

Teaching Pastor, King's Church London; Author, God of All Things

An honest, searching, and in places deeply moving book, gives a dozen examples of how suffering can strike, and how God in Christ gets us through it. The stories are very different, but each one shows in its own way that whatever our circumstances, he is enough.

Max Lucado

Author, Anxious for Nothing and Unshakable Hope

How does one face suffering with faith? Where do we quarry the resolve and courage? Is God good, even when the circumstances are not? Matt Chandler has wrestled with these questions. He addresses them with wisdom, love, and balance. This is a welcome book for all who suffer.

Sarah Walton

Author, Hope When It Hurts

In a day when empty words and false promises attempt to mask the realities of a suffering world, Joy in the Sorrow is a refreshingly honest look at the pain we face in our darkest hours and the unexpected hope and joy that can be found when Jesus meets us there. This book will breathe hope into your sufferings, deepen your understanding of God’s purposes in them, and show you how true joy can be found not just after your sorrow but within it.

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IS THERE REALLY JOY IN THE SORROW?

Jonny Ivey, Patheos, 20 Jan 2020

For most of us, life can feel like a struggle. We get used to that.
But then something happens that turns your life upside down, dropping you in a world that you no longer know, trying to piece together a broken life.
Being a Christian doesn’t protect us from these meteors that leave suffering in their wake.... continue reading

 

BOOK REVIEWS: Joy in the sorrow

Alistair Chalmers, Chalmers, 19 Nov 2019

In this book you hear the story of Matt Chandler, lead pastor of the Village Church in Texas. Out of the blue he was diagnosed with a brain tumour and told he would have two to three years to live. Joy in the sorrow is his story but also the story of other people in the Village Church who have been through some horrific things.... continue reading

VIDEO: Joy in Sorrow with Matt Chandler

Adrian Warnock, Patheos, 16 Oct 2019

Almost exactly ten years ago Matt Chandler collapsed and was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor. How did that experience change him and the church that he leads? We discuss this and a new book he has published on the subject, Joy in Sorrow.... continue reading

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31 Aug 2024

“Helpful Hope for Tomorrow”

(Review written for 'Joy in the Sorrow (ebook)')

In June 2022 my wife (Elizabeth) of 57+ years passed into eternal glory. The book, Joy In The Sorrow, was a great help to me as I dealt with my grief. The stories of how others suffered and still found joy on the other side of their pain awakened me to having joyful hope for all the tomorrows.


5 Jul 2022

“Powerful and encouraging”

I really appreciated the style of this book sharing a number of stories of joy in suffering with interludes between them tracing the story of Matt Chandler's battle with a brain tumour. Some brave testimony grappling with the Word and coming out with such challenging and inspiring joy


25 May 2020

“Tears, broken, joy”

I experienced tears, brokenness and joy when reading this book. The honest and courageous faith of the contributors and pastor Matt himself is incredible. I was moved by these stories of suffering and faith. Every Christian should read this book.

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