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Finding Contentment in Christ

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Preacher: Pastor Ray Text: Psalm 16 + Ecclesiastes In order to find contentment in Christ, we need to first repent of our greed.… Read more

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

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

Psalm 1-2: Choose the Blessed Life Every Moment

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Psalm 1 depicts 2 paths–the path of the wicked and the path of the righteous. Listen as we discuss the blessed path of the righteous. The choice is yours. Discussion Questions The book of Psalms is divided into 5 sub-books and these sub-books mirror the Pentateuch: Book 1 – Genesis, Book 2 – Exodus, Book 3 – Leviticus, Book 4 – Numbers and Book 5 – Deuteronomy.… Read more