Sermon
Bible + Trauma
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Steve Jones
November 21, 2022 · 51 min
Summary
Trauma caused by evil perpetrated against the innocent requires the church to create safe havens for healing. Through Joseph's story of betrayal, slavery, and imprisonment, the speaker explores how understanding the trauma brain—especially its stress-response systems—helps us respond with empathy rather than minimizing comments. Forgiveness, grounded in Christ's identity rather than the trauma itself, becomes the pathway to restoration.
Highlights
Listening makes room for their voice and restores their dignity.
The trauma is not my fault. The trauma is not my identity. The trauma is not my future.
We are broken in relationships and we're healed in relationships.