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Prayer
Hymn: At the
Cross
Memory Verse: Romans
1:16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is
the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and
also for the Greek.
Lesson: Trusting God in Times of Trouble
Character: Job
Background: Job was a blessed
and happy man living his life surrounded by a community of believers who were
also committed to God. Job not only cared about his relationship with God but
also took great pains to insure his children were also right with God. One day
when everything seemed to be going well, Job received a message that raiders
had stolen all of his animals and killed his farmhands. He received a second
message that his sheep and shepherds had been killed. Immediately following, a
third messenger arrived and informed him that his camels had been stolen and
their keepers killed. Before he could consider anything further, a fourth
messenger arrived with news that all of his children had been killed in the
sudden collapse of a home. Devastated beyond imagination, Job fell to the
ground and worshipped according to what he believed.
Pastor remarks and intro of first principle
First Principle: What you believe will affect what you are willing to attempt.
Scripture Reference: Job 1:21 He said,
“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be
naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had,
and the Lord has taken it away.
Praise the name of the Lord!”
Because
Job trusted God and believed that God was good and merciful and kind and
caring, Job attempted to maintain a right attitude towards God.
He
acknowledged God and praised His name.
Question: How can we better coach ourselves through
moments of fear?
Follow Up Question: How can we better help others in
their times of trouble?
Conclusion: When we trust God
and believe that He is good and merciful and kind and caring, we also will push
ourselves into Him in times of trouble and concern. We think what we think,
feel what we feel, and want what we want because we believe what we believe.
What we believe in times of trouble makes the difference.
Pastor remarks and intro of second principle
Second Principle: What you believe will
affect what you are able to endure.
Scripture Reference: Job 2:8-10 Job
scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes. His wife said to him,
“Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.” But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept
only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this,
Job said nothing wrong.
Because
Job trusted God and believed that God was good and merciful and kind and caring,
he attempted to continue living a godly and worshipful life while enduring his
grief, the physical pain in his own body, the division in his home, and the
accusations of his friends.
Question: What advice would
you have given Job and would it have encouraged or discouraged him?
Follow Up Question: What do you think determines how
much a person can endure?
Conclusion: Job continued to
maintain his integrity according to what he believed and not according to his
most recent experiences.
Pastor remarks and intro
of third principle
Third Principle: What you believe will
affect what you are empowered to overcome.
Scripture Reference: Job 42:10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job,
when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much
as he had before.
Because
Job trusted God and believed that God was good and merciful and kind and
caring, he was empowered to overcome the obstacles of life.
Question:
Make a list of things that are too hard for God.
Follow Up Question: What would you attempt if you believed God
would help you endure the process and overcome the obstacles?
Conclusion: Job continued to
trust God which gave him the power to overcome every obstacle. God is in the
overcoming business and He wants to work in your life. Trust Him …
Pastor closing remarks
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Connect Cards; Offering and Prayer
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