The Testing of Your Faith
May 17, 2015 Series: Job: making sense of life at the foot of the cross
Scripture: Job 1:1–2:10
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The glory of God is more important than our comfort. We worship God for who He is not because of what we get!
Introduction to our study of the book of Job:
Come with me on a journey a journey of time. There is no instant working through grief. Why does God allow suffering? Job is not merely an academic book, but a story of the glory of God on display in the life of His servant.
I. The Character of Job 1:1-5
A. Blameless (1)
B. Upright (1)
C. Feared God (1)
D. Turned away from Evil (1)
E. Great (2,3)
F. Spiritually wise (5,6)
G. Consistent (1:6,22; 2:10)
II. The Conversation about Job - part 1 (6-12)
Considering how is this universe governed?
III. The Calamities of Job (13-22)
A. Terrorism Attacks
B. Catastrophes of Nature
IV. The Conversation about Job - part 2 (2:1-6)
Still holds fast to his integrity! Distinction between what a person has and what a person is.
V. The Condition of Job (2:7-8)
Physically broken and geographically outcast.
VI. The Counsel to Job (2:9-10)
Next Steps:
> Throughout the book of Job don't forget:
The Character of Job
The Trauma of Job
The Glory of God
> Be Alert! Accept the challenge of Colossians 2:6-8
> Embrace the truths of 1 Peter 1:3-7
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