The story of Job is one of the best-known in the entire Bible yet, strangely enough, one of the least understood. It is a profoundly provocative book that is a journey into the inscrutable ways of God. The book addresses such confounding issues as: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God when tragedy…

Text: Job Thesis: To note that we must be faithful to God regardless of our situation because God is in control and in the end everything will be as it should. Introduction: (1) Job’s name means “he who weeps.” (2) The date of the book bearing his name: (a) Job, the patriarch, lived sometime around the…

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Satan is very busy. Remember – God is in control. Satan is very busy – ‘going to and fro on the earth…walking up and down on it’. Why is Satan ‘roaming through the earth’? – ‘Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour’(Job 1:7;…

Will a Man Serve God for Nothing? Ron Dunn Job (Facing the Giants—This sermon would probably lend itself well to the clip where Coach Taylor is talking to the team and says, "It means we've got to give Him our best in every area. And if we win, we praise Him; and if we lose, we praise Him. Either way,…

The third Sunday of our Sermon Series on Intercession, Minister Sherry Hathorn, of Kingdom Vision Intl. Church in Columbus, MS, released the Word of God. Minister Hathorn is the Author of the book," A Call to Intercession". Min. Hathorn preached from Job 1:6-12. Take a listen and be blessed.

One of my duties as your pastor is to preach and pray in such a way that you are prepared in mind and heart not to curse God when calamity strikes you or your family. But even more important than preparing you for calamity is teaching you to worship God and bless him no matter how intense the grief or…

Good morning, Gateway! Psalm 34:1-6 Pray Intro I remember a car ride home with my mom from church when I was about 12 and I was a real know-it-all. Our church just got a new youth pastor, and my mom was asking me about the service. “How’d it go? What’d you think of the new guy?” “He seems nice, but I…

Job: Intro Title From LXX Reflects common name in ANE Author Job or Moses Date Written Historicity even if these three men —Noah, Daniel, and Job —were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it,…

This is an introduction to Job. Some will not agree with the conclusions drawn by me on the study of the book. One might notice that my thoughts are influenced by scholar John Walton and his work in the NIV Application Commentary on Job. To look at Job as a thought experiment approaches the text differently. It is important to note that not all will agree with these thoughts. I do, however, believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Genre is important when reading any book in the Bible.

Today we begin a sermon series on the book of Job. Which is great because I have been doing an online daily devotion on Job for a while now and I know that people have been struggling with it so my prayer is that this will help us all understand the story and meaning behind this wisdom literature just…

Allow the trials of life show you who God is.

Job Introduction On Tuesday, we met my mother and my brother and sister-in-law for supper and then attended the opera. After supper, we both drove to the concert hall. I dropped Carla off in front and then went to find a parking place. My brother left the restaurant parking lot after I did and after…

This text teaches us about the nature of 3 Charactors: 1. God and how he sees those who love him, 2. Job an upright man of God & 3. Satan our adversary and what he knows concerning how to attack the beleiver once hes given the permisson to do so by God.

Why do we love God? Is it just because of what he gives us? That’s the accusation made against Job. But Job teaches us that no matter the “why” we are dealing with, we can still worship God.

His Wife - Job 2:9, Job 3:20 Eliphaz - Job 4:12, Job 7:6 Bildad - Job 8:8-11 Zophar - Job 11:7 Elihu - Job 32:6

Although it is not always easy to do, we should choose faith whenever we are suffering. Using the account of Job, Matthew Balentine discusses both what choosing faith in suffering won't do and what it will do. [NOTE: The audio has periodic mini-dropouts; however, they do not result in an inability to understand the content of the sermon.]

What are some of your goals for the next 10 Years? Anyone say “lose a really close friend or loved one”? How about “struggle finding a job and struggle to pay your bills”? Anyone think “I am planning on getting cancer or injured in some way that my future is really in question?” Broken relationships,…

God sees the big picture

Job 1 - Providence is better understood as pro-vision: it enables us to see God at work.

Job Chapters 1-2

a man tested on his faith

Wisdom Anyone? How to live well Success Has a beginning The Fear of the Lord

INTRO: Have you ever felt as the world around you is falling apart? Like everything is going wrong. every wall that seems to fall is falling on you. That is Job . When life throws trials and tribulation we can feel hopeless. When we feel the darkness closing in on us we can sometimes feel in the state…