{"id":6459,"date":"2026-09-07T14:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.universitybiblechurch.com\/?post_type=sermon&#038;p=6459"},"modified":"2026-09-07T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:16:02","slug":"the-god-who-speaks-and-the-idols-who-cannot","status":"publish","type":"sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.universitybiblechurch.com\/index.php\/sermon\/the-god-who-speaks-and-the-idols-who-cannot\/","title":{"rendered":"The God Who Speaks and the Idols Who Cannot"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6459\" class=\"elementor elementor-6459\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df44790 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4df44790\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fb3619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fb3619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h4>\u00a0When life leaves us feeling weak, helpless, or overwhelmed, Isaiah 41 shows us that our God strengthens and holds us up. He provides in the wilderness, overcomes what seems impossible, rules over history, and remains faithful to his sons and daughters. When we doubt his involvement in our lives we default to idols who cannot speak or save. 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