We begin an adventure through the Book of Job, a story of brutal testing and human suffering that points us to Christ’s Cross and God’s Glory. We begin with a passage that has long been troubling for Christians longing to make sense of the evil they see at work in the world.

Scripture Reference

Job 1:1-2:8

Complementary Reading: 1 Peter 5:6-11

Sermon Audio

Sermon Notes

God is Glorified When the Faithful Are Proven Faithful!

• The Prosperity and Misery of the Greatest Man in the East
  • Introducing Job (1:1-5)
  • A Heavenly Cabinet Meeting (1:6-12)
  • The Worst Day Ever (1:13-22)
  • Satan’s Second Round (2:1-8)
• Three Lessons for Our Lives
  • There is a powerful, active, evil agent at work testing those who love God
  • Satan is utterly subordinate to God’s sovereignty and our testing brings God glory
  • God’s glory is infinitely greater and more important than our comfort