Sermons from October 2019

Does everyone always get what they deserve? Is that what is happening to Job? Is God unjust if he doesn’t uphold the principle of retribution? This sermon considers these important questions as our views of God and the world are informed from his own character and self-revelation.

Job’s second lament drives to the heart of his hopelessness. Unless God intervenes and takes away his sin before his imminent death, he has no hope. We must see that we are in a similar situation to Job and that God grants wisdom as we consider our death and understand his forgiveness.

As one of Job’s friends speaks, he says what sounds right but he truly misunderstands and misrepresents God. Can you spot it? Are you misunderstanding God? What we see is that Eliphaz not only has errors in his doctrine (teaching) regarding the principle of retribution (reaping what you sow) but he holds to a form of what is called today the prosperity gospel. That God is to be sought for what he gives.

What is lament? Can Christians do it? Here we seek to consider these questions by considering the lament from Job, seven days after being afflicted by God. What we see is that Christians can and do lament. We express our deepest sorrows and pain to God. Such is the nature of a true relationship, where we’re able to bring these things to him. We have a high priest who can sympathize with us in our suffering and who gives mercy…