Sermons About Job
Working in Christ
The Christ-Centered Life, part 10: Living a life centered on Christ impacts the way we work. We no longer work just to please people, but primarily to serve and please Jesus. Though we are saved by grace, we have the joyful privilege of faithfully obeying and serving God.
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Hope in the Midst of Suffering
Job finds realistic hope in the midst of his suffering by pursuing God's presence and in his startling glimpse of the resurrection: "You will long for the creature Your hands have made."
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Disregard the Evidence
Do we see the beauty, mystery, and mercy with which God surrounds us—or only the problems in our lives? A folk proverb says, “90% of what a person sees lies behind the eyes.” It’s hard to see the big picture when our immediate problems consume us. And, even if we can’t change things, we want to understand them. Why do the wicked prosper and the innocent suffer? Why does a young mother get cancer? Why are people starving in some parts of the world, while others of us suffer the effects of overeating? Are some more deserving of life than others? Why? Why?
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Job and Jesus
The story of Job show the life of a human being who pleased God and was considered to be prefect in his generation. As we examine the story we regularly find fault but we need to remember that Job is a fore-running type of Christ and the level of suffering that he endured is only a shadow of the suffering that Jesus subsequently endured.
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How To Hurt Your Friends
In the midst of his suffering, Job has 4 friends who travel to be with him. For seven days they sit together in silent sympathy. Job speaks from his pain, and his friends begin to speak. That is when they become "miserable comforters." Learn how not to further hurt people in pain.
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The War On Love
"Remove the benefits of his love for God, and Job will turn from God," says Job's cynical accuser. Suffering follows and puts this accusation to the test. While we cannot settle for simplistic answers to the question of why bad things happen to good people, we can find courage knowing that "Love Wins."
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oneness
Our relationship with the Father is paramount to Jesus and throughout his ministry Jesus continually highlighted that we need to be one both with himself and the Father.
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My job
How do we move from stress to rest in the area of our work and jobs? Join us for some answers.
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The Big Question
In the epic story of Job, we face the oldest question of humanity: Why do even the righteous suffer in this world?
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Searching For God in Your Darkness
Job Teaches us about faithfulness in the midst of personal darkness. He teaches us that even when we cannot find God, God never abandons us. It is God that sustains us. God sent Jesus Christ into this dark world to be light. Jesus is the light in our personal darkness.
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