Word 243: God With Us In Crisis

Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Isaiah 7:1-14
Advent Sermon Series: God With Us

Word 242: Impacting Your Spheres of Influence

Pastor: Rev. Paul Becker
Passage: Matthew 9:9-13 & Acts 16:11-15
Stewardship Sermon Series: Releasing God's Generosity

Academy of Faith 008: The Book of Job: A Study of Suffering

Presented by: Dr. Bruce Bickel

The Book of Job

Blessings through Pressure and Pain

Lesson #8

· The Book of Job – Overview and Final Insights

· Structure of the Book of Job

· Final Insights

· Job himself as a study

· The Happy ending

· The Divine rebuke of Job’s three friends

· Concerning Biblical Inspiration

Word 241: The Ten Day Test

Pastor: Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver
Passage: Daniel 1:1-21
Stewardship Sermon Series: Releasing God's Generosity

Academy of Faith 007: The Book of Job: A Study of Suffering

Presented by: Dr. Bruce Bickel

The Book of Job

Blessings through Pressure and Pain

Lesson #7

· The Epilogue (42:7-17)

· Consideration from God

· Spiritual restoration (42:7–9)

· Job – his proven integrity (7)

· Friends – their rebuked perversity (8-9)

· Material restoration (42:10–17)

· Job – his ended captivity (10)

· Family – their restored society (11)

· Job – his final prosperity (12-17)

· Applications and Uses

1. Job’s saving relationship with God

2. Job’s wisdom

3. Job’s need for a sacrifice

4. The defeat of Satan

5. The coming Kingdom of God

6. The believer’s relationship to the Master

7. Job’s intercession for his friends

Word 240: What Keeps You From Giving What God Has Given You?

Pastor: Rev. Paul Becker

Passage: Genesis 45:1-15 & 50:15-21

Stewardship Sermon Series: Releasing God's Generosity

Academy of Faith 006: The Book of Job: A Study of Suffering

Presented by: Dr. Bruce Bickel

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• Transcript Week 6

The Book of Job

Blessings through Pressure and Pain

Lesson #6

· The Dialogue

· Confrontation with God (38:1– 42:6)

· God’s questions for Job (38:1–40:2)

· Job’s response (40:3–5)

· Applications and Uses

1). We should not think more highly of ourselves than we ought.

2). We need to repent

3). We must learn to fear God

· More questions for Job (40:6–41:34)

· Job’s response (42:1–6)

A. Applications and Uses

1. God is powerful

2. God is great

3. God is pure

4. God is gracious

Jehovah versus Job

The infinite creative and controlling power of Jehovah versus the littleness, ignorance and impotence of Job

· IN REALTION TO THE EARTH (38 1-18)

Its creation v. 4-7

The oceans v. 8-11

The Morning v. 12-15

Hid sources v. 16-18

· IN RELATION TO HT HEAVENS (38:19-38)

Light and dark v. 19-21

The elements v. 22-30

Stars and Zodiac v. 31-32

Laws of nature v. 33-38

· IN REALTION TO LIVING BEINGS (38:39 – 39)

Beast and bird of prey v. 39-41

Beats preyed upon v. 39:1-12

Bird and beast of beauty v. 13-25

Two more fierce vultures v. 26-30

· IN RELATION TO SPECIAL CASES (40 – 42:6)

Proud wicked-doers v. 6-14

Behemoth (hippopotamus) v. 15-24

Leviathan (crocodile) c. 41

Job himself in reply c. 42:1-6