As Job’s trials begin we see that the target of accusation is really God.
In this message we begin to uncover some of the basics regarding the suffering of the godly. We also address the issue of Job’s children dying and its connection with Job.
This discussion touches on the topics of authority, what we think we know about satan and demons, temptation and the nature of the coflict between satan and God.
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When we consider Jesus at Christmas time, it is easy to think of Him in His humanity and that is appropriate. However, when in order to truly take in and appreicate Who it is that came and took on human flesh, we need to take a step back from the familiar to rediscover Jesus in the true enigmatic reality of His person.
In His humanity we believe we really know Him, when in reality it is there that we only identify with Him.
To know Him we must embrace Him in all the wonder of His Humanity and Divinity at once.
It is a feat too large for human reason, but Jesus issued an invitation to two of John’s disciples over 2,000 years ago, which is still open to you and I.
You desire to know Jesus in reality and truth? He reponse to you is to “Come and See”.
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The first two chapters of Job are pivotal in understanding the whole book.
In this first chapter, we see that Job is blameless, upright and shuns evil. He is concerned for his children and so offers burnt sacrifices for them regularly.
After having sought the whole earth, satan sets his heart on Job to destroy him and so approaches God for permission.
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“Christians are not perfect, just forgiven.” A familiar phrase which has done more harm than good.
We have been conditioned in the modern church to accept defeat as a norm in the Christian life.
Yes we are forgiven, but the greatest message of the gospel is not one of forgiveness but one of overcoming!
As we conform to Jesus, sin continues to lose its grip on us. We begin living from victory to victory rather than from confession of sin to confession of sin.
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Job: An Ancient Poem of a Real Life
Tonight we introduce the book of Job, which is without question the most unique book of the entire Bible.
It is not only the oldest book in scripture, it is the historical account of a pivotal time in this man’s life, written in a form of poetry which also takes it’s place along side Proverbs and Ecclessiastes as Wisdom literature.
It is the ONLY book of the Old Testament which never mentions any patriarch, any prophet, the law of Moses, Israel, circumcision, the covenant, the temple, the Ark of the covenant, the priesthood or any other reference to the rest of scripture.
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