Life and Suffering
READ: Job 4:1 CHALLENGE: Do the Right Thing and Trust God Let’s keep in mind what Job has said in chapter 3. He’s truly in agony and has no peace. Eliphaz speaks and is most likely the oldest and most respected. He’s also the nicest of the friends. A bit more gentle in how he […]
Sympathizing with Sadness
READ: JOB 2:11 CHALLENGE: Appropriately Support the Hurting Let’s recall that Job is called the greatest man of the east. Let’s think about the Super Bowl and the Philadelphia Eagles epic dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs. There were a lot of famous people there. Taylor Swift. President Trump. Bradly Cooper. There were billionaires and […]
Dealing with Good and Bad
READ: Job 2:1 Vv1-3 – On another day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” 3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered […]
Faith in Hardships
READ: Job 1:13f CHALLENGE: Trust God at All Times We have all suffered loss or we will. There are certain boundary lines of understanding that help us to manage hurts. I’d like to make some basic general observations. Job is about to experience horrific loss. We said last week that God is sovereign and we […]
The Scariest Thing
READ: Job 1:6 CHALLENGE: Hang Onto Your Faith No Matter What Vv6-7 – One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, “One day the angels came to present themselves”. One day. An unspecified day to us but a day that they all knew to show up. “The Jews believed this meeting happened on […]
Good People
READ: Job 1:1 CHALLENGE: Be a Good Person We’ll look some at the book of Job and extract lessons from it. They believe it’s one of the first biblical books written. It wrestles through the deep question as to why do bad things happen to good people. It lands on the fact that we trust […]
No Worries
READ: Matthew 6:34 – Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. CHALLENGE: Don’t Worry Don’t worry. What is that anyway? It’s when you’re anxious, fretting, and experiencing undue concern. You’re nervous about something and battling that uneasy feeling. Perhaps even doing a […]
What’s Your Focus?
We’ll be looking at a great focus verse here at the outset of 2025. New Year, new goals. Perhaps a new you. Let’s place our focus in the right place. READ: Matthew 6:33 Vv33 – But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. CHALLENGE: Focus […]
Finding God in the Dark
TITLE: Christmas Encounter INTRODUCTION: How’d you like all that snow? Where’s our north of 90 crowd? You’re probably watching online. Doesn’t it just feel good to be part of history? You’ll all be able to tell the story to your grandchildren. They will talk about it for years. Classic photos will be distributed. We only […]
Christ and Change
INTRODUCTION: When cold air comes across the warmer water of Lake Erie, it creates a snow machine and deposits it all over us. Arctic cold air across warmish Lake Erie water equals white stuff. There is no other thing that can happen – it’s going to cause an effect! God moves in people’s lives and […]