Discovering God

Sermon Reflections from What If God Restored? | Alex Hardt | October 4, 2026 What if? Questions about God. The What if? Scenario is common among those pondering the eventualities of life, the possibilities, the hopes and dreams for the future. One wonders if things are possible or if all of it will end tragically. When taken in the context of Joel’s message to the Israelites, we see Joel was confronting the Jews to establish God’s desires for their future and what would surely happen if they did not change their ways. There was no What If, about God’s answer as Joel lays it out before them. Pastor’s first question was What had been lost?   Joel 2:12-13 says they have lost their way and are not walking towards or with God. “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;13 and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abou...