Job Foreword

Sermon on Job 1:20-22

"BLESSED BY THE NAME OF JEHOVAH" Intro: The real test of the value of my Christian experience comes in adversity. How do I react to tragic losses? Anybody can smile on a sunny day. In Job, we find a man who was suddenly stripped of everything. I. THE REASONS BEHIND JOB'S LOSSES. A. God had been bragging on Job. 1. A complete man, upright man, loves good, hates evil. B. Satan's ...

Sermon on Job 1:21,22

"A MAN NAMED JOB." Intro. JOB 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; Right off we are told that he was perfect and upright, and that he feared God and avoided evil. In 2:3, God confirms this description of Job and adds that there was none like him in the earth, and he holds fast his integrity. I. LET'S LOOK AT THIS DESCRIPTION OF JOB. A. He was a perfect man....

Sermon on Job 9:1, 2, 32, 33

"GOD AND MAN" Intro: Bildad has been declaring the justice of God, and saying in effect if Job will only plead his cause before God, God would help him if he were right. I. "HOW CAN A MAN BE JUST WITH GOD?" OR PLEAD HIS CAUSE BEFORE GOD, IN ORDER TO BE JUST." A. Job conscious of the greatness of God. 1. This consciousness born out of his observation of nature. a. "He spreads o...

Sermon on Job 9:2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 33

I TIMOTHY 2:5 "NEEDED, A DAYSMAN" I. THE MAN JOB. A. Stripped to bare individuality. 1. First possessions; oxen, Sabeens; sheep & servants by fire; camels by Chaldeans. 2. Next children. 3. Companion in faith - wife. 4. His friends. a. I admire his friends; Eliphaz, Bildad, Zephar and Elihad. 5. The very sense of the greatness of his own personality. a. In the beginning of...

Sermon on Job 9:2, 32, 33

I TIMOTHY 2:5 "OUR DAYSMAN" Intro: Background to text. Bildad's first discourse, he argues the justice of God. I. HOW CAN A MAN BE JUST WITH GOD? How can I plead my case before God? A. Question arises from a double consciousness. 1. Greatness of God. a. He removeth mountains. vs 5. b. He shakes the earth. vs 6. c. Commands the sun. vs 7. d. He spread out the heavens. vs 5....

Sermon on Job 9:32, 33

"THE DAYSMAN" Intro: Thank God for His hedge about us. Ever striped as Job. Lost herds, flocks, camels, servants, children, wife, friends. Sense of worth, cursed the day of his birth, longed for death. I. BILDAD'S ADVICE TO JOB. A. God is just and fair. 1. Go plead your case with Him. 2. If you are pure and innocent, He'll take up your cause. B. Hypocrites will always be caugh...

Sermon on Job 9:32,33

"THE NEED OF A DAYSMAN" I Timothy 2:5 Intro: Bildad had argued the justice of God vs. 8:3 Job affirmed his belief in justice of God vs. 2. I. "HOW CAN A MAN BE JUST WITH GOD?" "HOW CAN A MAN PLEAD HIS OWN CASE BEFORE GOD?" A. Double consciousness. 1. Greatness of God. a. vs. 5 removeth the mts. b. vs. 6 shaketh the earth. c. vs. 7 commmands the sun. d. vs. 8 spread out th...

Sermon on Job 9:33

I TIMOTHY 2:5 I. THE MAN JOB. A. Stripped down to bare individuality. 1. First his possessions, oxen-Sabeans sheep-servants-fire camels-Chaldeans. 2. Next his children. 3. His wife. 4. His friends. 5. The sense of the greatness of his own personality. "Naked came I." a. Cursed the day of his birth. 6. Sense of God's justice. B. Background for text. 1. Bildad argued that G...

Sermon on Job 11:7, 8, 9

"THE SEARCH FOR GOD" Intro: In the previous chapter Job cries out to God concerning his confusion. He could not understand God's ways. Zophar responds. I. "CANST THOU BY SEARCHING FIND OUT GOD?" A. Man is conscious that God is. B. And so he searches for "what" God is. 1. Some seek to make God after their own image. a. Your mind is God. b. You are God. 2. Some envision God as...

Sermon on Job 14:14

JOHN 11:25 "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE" Intro: Part of Job's answer to Zophar leaves man and appeals to God. Parenthetical. If he could believe this he could bear up. I. A GLEAM OF LIGHT ON DARKENED HORIZON. A. A suggestion cast forth and immediately swallowed up in gloom. 1. Job's philosophy vs. 1,2,7. 2. Man lives and knows only the physical plane. a. People today ...

Sermon on Job 14:14

"IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?" Intro: What are some of the questions that have been occupying your mind lately. Shall I change jobs? Did I buy enough and the right back to school clothes? Who shall we invite over this week? What if you were too sick to work! And your children were all killed in a car accident; and you had no friends to invite for you had no home? I. QUESTION IS BORN...

Sermon on Job 23:3

"WHERE TO FIND GOD" Intro: Eliphaz has just exhorted Job to acquaint himself with God and be at peace and good would come to him. I. JOB'S EFFORT TO FIND GOD. "OH THAT I KNOW WHERE I MIGHT FIND HIM." A. It's amazing how far off God sometimes seems. 1. Especially when we are going through a heavy trial or testing. 2. We feel as though our prayers are not heard. 3. We search so ...

Sermon on Job 23:3

"WHERE TO FIND GOD" Intro: Eliphaz has just exhorted Job to acquaint himself with God and be at peace, and good would come to him. I. JOB'S EFFORT TO FIND GOD "OH THAT I KNEW WHERE I MIGHT FIND HIM." A. It's amazing how far away God sometimes seems. 1. Usually when we are going through a trial. 2. It seems as though our prayers are not heard. 3. We search so hard for guidance....

Sermon on Job 23:3

"THE QUEST FOR GOD" Intro: Eliphaz has just spoken for the third time, advised Job "Acquaint now thyself with God and be at peace." Job replies, "Oh that I knew where I might find Him." I. JOB BELIEVED IN THE FACT OF GOD'S EXISTENCE. A. As do all except fools. "The fool hath said..." "Professing to be wise..." B. Job desired God, supremely. 1. Spiritual vacuum, spirit's need. ...

Sermon on Job 23:3

"THE SEARCH FOR GOD" Intro: Job's cry, "Oh that I knew where I might find Him" is a response to the last speech of Eliphaz who advised "Acquaint now..." I. THE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING GOD. A. Job speaks of his search. 1. vs. 8,9. 2. Searching for some material form. a. Hard to find something you cannot see. b. Man seeks to visualize God, form. c. God forbade idols. d. Most fa...

Sermon on Job 23:3

"THE QUEST FOR GOD" Intro: Eliphaz has made his final speech shorter and blunt. Describes kind of sins that might produce this calamity. Attributes them to Job. Advises "acquaint now thyself with God and be at peace." I. "OH THAT I KNEW WHERE I MIGHT FIND HIM." A. This was the cry of a man with underlying convictions about God. 1. He was conscious of the fact and presence of God...

Sermon on Job 23:3

"THE SEARCH FOR GOD" Intro: Third cycle - Eliphaz final speech speaks of type of sins apt to produce such a calamity, attributes them to Job, offers solution. "Acquaint now thyself with Him and be at peace." Job replies "Oh that I knew where I might find him." I. JOB BELIEVED IN FACT OF GOD, AND IN JUSTICE OF GOD. A. The difficulty was reaching God. 1. vs. 8,9. 2. "Why didn't h...

Sermon on Job 23:12

"THE VALUE OF GOD'S WORD" Intro: In the third and final speech of Eliphaz to Job, he advised him to acquaint himself with God and be at peace. Receive His law and lay up His words in his heart. I. THE DIFFICULTY OF FINDING GOD, verse 2. A. Job has deep convictions concerning God, he just can't find Him. 1. Some say they find God in nature. a. You become very conscious of God. ...

Sermon on Job 40:3,4

"WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?" I. BEHOLD I AM OF SMALL ACCOUNT. A. God has challenged Job with the vastness of the universe in which He dwells. 1. Can Job run the universe? 2. Who then is Job to contend with-God? B. Becoming conscious of God we are becoming aware of self. 1. Some people have a rather high self esteem. a. They go around in their pride and arrogance crushing others. b....

Sermon on Job 40:4

"THE DISCOVERY OF SELF" Intro: Job's three friends silenced, young man Elihu speaks up but does not finish, for he is interrupted by the voice of God out of the whirlwind. "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" Then addressing Job God said "Gird up thy loins like a man" Job still lying there stripped of everything which men naturally rely upon for experien...

Sermon on Job 42:1-6

"THE DISCOVERY OF GOD" Intro: In our discourse last week we saw Job seeking God. Eliphaz had advised, "Acquaint thyself with Him and be at peace". Job responded "Oh that I knew where I might find Him" & told of his vain search. Now God has revealed Himself to Job. I. "I HAVE HEARD OF THEE BY THE HEARING OF THE EAR." A. Job was aware and convinced of God's existence. 1. He had h...

Sermon on Job 42:5

"THE DISCOVERY OF GOD" Did God goof? Man is incomplete - basic emptiness. I. THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD IS NOT ENOUGH "I HAVE HEARD OF THEE BY THE HEARING OF THE EAR." A. All men but the fool are conscious of God's existence Universal awareness. 1. He has left His mark in nature. 2. "The heavens declare His glory." B. The consciousness of God does not satisfy man's deepest needs...

Sermon on Job 42:5,6

"THE DISCOVERY OF GOD" I. MAN'S QUEST FOR GOD. A. Book of Job illustration. 1. Zophar asked "Can you by searching find out God?" 2. Eliphaz counseled "Acquaint yourself with God and be at peace." 3. Job responded "Oh that I knew where I might find Him." a. The circumstances of his life had caused him to cry "God where are you?" b. Many times our circumstances provoke similar...

Sermon on Job 42:5, 6

"AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD" I. THE NEED OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH GOD. A. Total life impossible without Him. 1. One of man's greatest untapped resource potentials is his spirit. a. Man is a threefold being. b. Many men are twofold beings. 2. "And you hath He made alive who were dead." a. What is meant? Your spirit! B. Our understanding incomplete. 1. Job and his friends spent days t...