KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:In a unique way, just as a father knows how to reach each of His children, God is attentively working certain things out in each of us, individually. “My Old Friend Job” – blog 12/6/24 Suffering is nothing more than God’s way of showing His children that His faith endures. Never forget […]
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Within a few years of beginning my ministry, I taught a series on the Book of Job that was quite eye-opening. See, most Christians go to this book looking to commiserate with him in one way or another, thinking the main doctrine taught is suffering. But it isn’t. It is faith. Suffering is nothing more than God’s
TODAY’S VERSE: Psalm 18:30 “As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”We have learned about the first 2 sections of the Bible, the Pentateuch and Historical Section. Next, we will be learning about “The Writings”. This section is made up of 5 books
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OUTLINE:We Always Focus on the Victim Instead of the PerpetratorBlog – 4/1/23 Learn to See Past the PainGod uses “localized” suffering to deliver us from “distant” maladies. Although the “localized” pain captures our attention, it’s the “distant” issue God is working on. Godly Perspective on SufferingSuffering is a necessary aspect of spiritual growth (analogous to
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Why do most people set out to read the Book of Job? In my experience, it’s to find encouragement during times of suffering. However, while this end goal may be obtainable, I’d argue that venturing into this beautiful book or pigeonholing it as a treatise on suffering alone does great injury to its other major theme,
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