Sermons on Job 36 40 1:

Does God Brag On You?

Contributed by Wayne Essex on Apr 28, 2019

God is watching you.

DOES GOD BRAG ABOUT YOU? Text: Job Chapter 1 God wants you to be a T.R.O.P.H.Y. T._ _ _ _ _ _ _. Job 1:21. “…the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” R._ _ _ _. Job 1:4. “And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Doth Job Fear God For Nought?

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

Doth Job fear God for nought?

Job Ch 1 v 9 Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 1. The Challenge Of The Question Doth Job fear God? The Reverential Fear of God, (a) The Requirement Of This Fear Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-12

Denomination: Holiness

Questions That Need An Answer (Isaiah 40:12-31) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 7, 2024

The questions push people to believe what they know: God is great; problems (and human empires like Babylon) are small.

Our passage today is built around a series of questions. You might find these questions comically easy to answer. Parts of this might feel a bit like Sunday school when you were very little. But work with me this morning. Multiple times, I'm going to ask you the question the prophet asks. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:12-31

The Results Of Life's Trials

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 9, 2021

There is a story told of Chippie the parakeet. Chippie never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage, sending a song into the air; the next second he was sucked into the line of the vacuum cleaner.

His problem began when his owner decided to clean his cage with a vacuum. She had stuck the nozzle in to suck up the seeds and feathers at the bottom of the cage, when the nearby telephone rang. Instinctively she turned to pick it up. She had barely said hello, when ssswwwwwpppppp! Chippie got ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

A Most Important Question

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

A Most Important Question

Job 25:1-6 A Most Important Question Bildad is one of Job's friends and he, along with Eliphaz and Zophar have been trying to counsel Job. In the process he poses a question with two parts - 4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? I. ...read more

Scripture: Job 25:1-6

Denomination: Holiness

Holy Spirit Decision Analysis - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Raisbeck on Jul 29, 2003

Following a painful experience ( job loss ), God lead me into a difficult choice; this decision is reviewed in the light of scripture.

The last message which I prepared for the PRAYER AND FASTING NETWORK was on "Is A Broken Relationship Hurting You? " ( see July, 2003 Issue ). This article was initiated by some words spoken by a man which I considered to be prophetic. A short time following at a different venue another man came ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:10-18, 1 Corinthians 14:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 1 - They're A Loyal Family Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 4, 2007

God has told us how He wants us to live our lives; our job is to obey!

1Then God spoke all these words: 2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3you shall have no other gods before£ me. 4You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

God's Restoration (Job 42)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 4, 2026

Is suffering always because of our sin?

Would our faith endure despite persecution or other suffering? Did God reject Job’s friends’ simplistic judgmental attitude that all suffering is caused by personal sin? Is present suffering sometimes completely independent of our sins? Let’s conclude in Job 42. Did Job finally admit his total ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Success

Contributed by William Meakin on Apr 21, 2024

Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.

Saint Clement of Alexandria, a Greek theologian and philosopher once remarked: “... So then, you rich who have wisdom, apply yourselves to this business... Why let yourselves be transfixed by diamonds and emeralds, by houses that fire devours, time destroys, or earthquakes throw down? Aspire for ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Philippians 4:13, Proverbs 3:1-4, James 4:10

Lesson 2: How To Pray When You Lose Your Job

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2011

We must work as best we can to find a job, while God supplies the job.

A. WHAT GOD DOES 1. Remember the division of labor, i.e., we must work as best we can to find a job, while God supplies the job. God does the supernatural by arranging circumstances, planting ideas and guiding you where to look, ask and apply. 2. The secret to God’s leading and answers to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:14

Denomination: Baptist

"it's Not Fair!" (Part One) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 20, 2019

Ever have one of those days when you want to scream, ‘it's not fair’? Have you ever read stories in the bible and thought, "that's not fair"? We'll look at some of these stories so we can hopefully gain perspective for the times when we think God's not being fair.

"IT'S NOT FAIR!" (part one) Ever have one of those days when you want to scream, ‘it's not fair’? Perhaps you feel like that statement defines your life as a whole. My father-in-law was born with deformities and had to have multiple corrective surgeries. On top of that, he had a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17, Genesis 3:22-24, Job 1:1-3, Job 1:18-22, Job 2:3-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Lord, Why Did They Have To Die?" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 30, 2013

Job was a very righteous man. In fact the Bible says that he was blameless and that he feared God and stayed away from evil. A messenger shows up and gives him all kinds of bad news. Your oxen are dead. So are your sheep. Now your servants are dead.

“Lord why did THEY have to die?” Luke 7:11-16 The time of year was Christmas and my family and I were gathering together to celebrate. We were at my mother’s home in Arkansas. My sister came in; she had her son with her. He was about to turn one. I asked where her husband and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Faithful Father

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jun 19, 2018

Job's example as a father

A Faithful Father - Job 1 - 6/17/18 Turn with me this morning to the Old Testament, the book of Job, right before the book of Psalms. We’ll start out in chapter 1 - Job 1. You remember the story: God & Satan have a discussion about Job - Job is a righteous man who fears and serves God. In the ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Does A Better Job Than People Do

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. The Holy Spirit seeks to bring greater glory to the Lord through every believer.

1. The Holy Spirit seeks to bring greater glory to the Lord through every believer. Jesus said, "He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you." (John 16:14) Ask the Lord to help you give God greater glory through the Holy Spirit working to illuminate, manifest ...read more

Scripture: John 16:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Man That Lived In The Land Of Uz

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 17, 2022

Job was a man that HAD IT ALL, and he was also a man WHO LOST IT ALL. When you HAVE HAD IT ALL, it hurts when you LOSE IT ALL.

Illus: When the great depression hit this country and: • The stock market crashed. • The banks closed. Rich men were rich one day and they were poor as a church mouse the next. It was so unbearable for some, that they leaped from the windows of tall buildings and committed suicide. If you have ...read more

Denomination: Baptist