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Job

Job: The Wisdom of God Revealed

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray The question running through the book of Job is why — specifically, why is Job suffering? In anger, God finally speaks to Job and Job’s friends. In the aftermath, Job repents. Job’s friends repent. But the reason for Job’s suffering is not given. Instead, Job receives a different kind of wisdom from above.… Read more

James 5: The Lord is Compassionate and Merciful

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray James 5:11 mentions Job and how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. When you think of Job, are the Lord’s compassion and mercy the first things that come to mind? Could the Lord have somebody else in mind (in addition to Job, of course)? The book of James helps us to answer this question.… Read more

Elihu: A Case Study in Anger, Arrogance and Judgment (Job 32, James 1)

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray Is Elihu a flawed prophet or a false prophet? Do his flaws disqualify him from speaking as God’s representative who provides wise counsel into Job’s situation? What can we learn from this enigmatic person who draws some truthful conclusions about Job regarding his sin while also falsely accusing him?… Read more

Job 28: The Wisdom of Job

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray In this book, Job spoke over 500 verses. Job’s wife spoke one verse (2 lines). His 3 friends combined spoke over 200 verses. Elihu, an uninvited spectator of their back and forth exchange, lashes out angrily at Job as well as his 3 friends and speaks about 165 verses.… Read more

James: A Framework to Understand the Life of Job

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray The book of James, famous for the idea that faith without works is dead, can read like a list of things that need to be done. Today, we make the case that James provides a framework for understanding the life of Job. Listen as we try to derive some spiritual principles from James, in particular, our need to be humble enough to ask God for wisdom.… Read more

Job: A Case Study in Steadfastness

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​ Preacher: Pastor Ray James mentions Job as a model of steadfastness. Listen as we begin our study of the book of Job to see why the Lord refers to Job in this way — there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil.… Read more