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…

The experience of human suffering has perplexed minds ever since the fall. For Christians, the question of suffering rises to a new level of importance because of our belief in the sovereignty of our loving and merciful God. In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper and friends tackle some…

Job 1:1-22 When All Hell Breaks Loose “There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female…

Biography – Job - Trusting God Despite Suffering! Did your wife become bitter or was she misunderstood? The Gift Shop Do you like your name? Some do and some don’t for various reasons. We know certain people by their names, but it’s not their birth or given name. Here’s an example. Who is Caryn Johnson[i]?…

I Know That My Redeemer Lives Scripture: Job 1 , 2 , 13 , 19 , and 23, especially 19:25–26 I know that my Redeemer lives and He shall stand at last on the earth; and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God. Introduction: Why is life so unfair? Haven’t all of us asked…

Psalm 90 (ESV) — A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children…

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…

Intro: We live in a fallen world. It's a world we feel suffering and pain, disappointment and anxiety. We turn on CNN and see hurricanes, wars, crimes, and general hurting. There have been thousands of philosophers who have written thousands of books on the subject of pain. In Christian circles, when…

I love the story of one of my boys one day deciding to make his hair look nice. One afternoon, one of my boys comes walking out into the living room with the front half of the top of his head completely soaking wet. He was around three or four years old. I wasn’t there at the time, my wife was. Now,…

Open: It’s good to be with you this morning. I am excited to begin this new series from the Book of Job, and I am glad you are here for this first message. As you turn to the first chapter of the Book of Job (it is in the Old Testament and is located immediately in front of the Book of Psalms) I want…

And through this part of the story God teaches us the importance of trusting in His absolute wisdom and plan. There are two reasons given for why we need to trust God’s wisdom even during severe suffering. We looked at the first reason last week: We need to trust the absolute wisdom and plan of God because…

Theme: How we glorify God when there is suffering outside of our control. Job prefigures the Christ to come who not only endures the attacks, but also defeats the attacker. Suffering has a way to get down the layers into the core of our hearts to really see if the glory of God is what drives us and what we are truly seeking in our own lives. Will we follow God knowing that when difficulties come into our lives he is seeking his glory and his goodness in and over us?

The Great Controversy 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. The tour group stood on stones where Jesus might have stood when He preached the sermon recorded in John 6 . That day…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide CSB, Unit 1, Session 6 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Suffering and God’s Presence Summary and Goal We don’t know for sure when Job lived, much less when the book…

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…

Advancement of the Gospel Life of Joy in Christ Philippians 1:12 "I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel" (Philippians 1:12, ESV) Prokopen (Pro-ko-pay) Progress, Advance, Cut or Strike Forward 1. Paul wants the believers at Philippi (and us)…

We may not understand always why tragedy happens, but we can trust God, no matter what.

Biography – Job - Trusting God Despite Suffering! Mr. Job - describe your life for us? A biography is a written account of another person's life.[i] If you were to turn on A & E this weekend you would find biographies on Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Dahmer and Kylie Minogue who is an Australian global…