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  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Frequently Asked Question

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 9,537 views

    The answer to Job’s anguished question of "Why?" does not come in words but in presence.

    I met Janet at a party, several years ago, the kind of combination business/social gathering where people talk shop, and network, and make superficial small talk. It’s the sort of event I usually avoid if at all possible, but of course it wasn’t always possible. Anyway, for some reason Janet ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Robert Grey avatar

    Dealing With The Spirit Of Leviathan.

    Contributed by Robert Grey on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 71 ratings
     | 8,594 views

    How to correctly combat the effects of the spirit of Leviathan

    Dealing with the spirit of Leviathan. The text of this sermon can also be found at http://www.godisfaithful.net/bible/leviathan.htm The longest description of Leviathan is found in Job 41. The entire chapter consists of God asking Job if he can deal with this seemingly untamable monster. God asks ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    The Faith Of The Ages

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
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    The faith that saved Job, is exactly the faith that saves us now. It has never changed; never will. It is faith in a living Redeemer

    Lest we go quickly into our study of this text and it escape our notice completely, I want first to draw your attention to the previous two verses (23,24). “Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! That with an iron stylus and lead they were engraved in the rock ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Mike Hays avatar

    The Power Of Vision

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 116 ratings
     | 12,127 views

    God's Sovereignty gives us vision beyond our present circumstances so that we can know His hand of love is at work.

    The Power of Vision Job 42 I have been waiting to share with you the message that God has burned into my heart while I was away with my family on vacation. I have been sharing this lesson every chance I have been given since I have returned home. I shared it with our staff on Monday morning, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pity The Man

    Contributed by James Childers on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 2,932 views

    general revival theme

    PITY THE MAN--JOB 19:16-21 INTRODUCTION; This message came from the song "pity the man" In the eyes of those who did not understand Job, he was a man who surely deserved to be pitied. HE SUFFERED: 1-mentally 2-physicially 3-spiritally When you see what this man possessed and what he ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Terry Tuley avatar

    Before The Children Went Away

    Contributed by Terry Tuley on Nov 21, 2000
    based on 81 ratings
     | 5,317 views

    A sermon on the importance of families living for Christ

    “Before The Children Went Away” ( Job 29:1-5) There is no one in the Bible that can so touch the heart of compassion than God’s servant Job. In one fell stroke of providence, Job was robbed of everything he had in life. Let me take you on a journey down to the Uz mortuary. There is a receiving ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    When All Seems Hopeless

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,427 views

    Job shows us how great our suffering can be and how we are able to process it.

    Introductory Considerations 1. I felt trapped. "Was there any way out of my situation?" I was tired and discouraged. People were depending on me but I had nothing more to give to them. When I tried to share my pain some people offered a quick word of comfort but they really did not have the time ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    Glorifying God Through Suffering

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 59 ratings
     | 15,058 views

    Job's suffering brought glory to God. This evening we see how his and our suffering glorify God.

    Introductory Considerations 1. Fred had lived a long and successful life. But time had caught up with him. He knew he was dying and he accepted that. But he sent along time reflecting back over his life. 2. He had been blessed with a good wife, children, and friends. His work did not make him ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Lord Uses Pain For Our Good

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,065 views

    1. God used pain in Job's life to correct many mistaken beliefs about his own rights, expectations, assumptions, relationships, health, prosperity, controls, family, friends, faults, & securities.

    1. God used pain in Job's life to correct many mistaken beliefs about his own rights, expectations, assumptions, relationships, health, prosperity, controls, family, friends, faults, & securities. The Lord wonderfully used pain in Job's life to purify him of anything that would keep him from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Declare If You Know Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,094 views

    Declare if you know. Interesting word, “Declare”. As in the Declaration of Independence, or the Balfour Declaration. The word suggests speaking with force and clarity, with certainty and intensity. Some folks do not declare, they merely suggest.

    Declare if you know. Interesting word, “Declare”. As in the Declaration of Independence, or the Balfour Declaration. The word suggests speaking with force and clarity, with certainty and intensity. Some folks do not declare, they merely suggest. They offer timid little ideas and apologize ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Vinnie Cappetta avatar

    My Redeemer Lives !!!

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jun 12, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,846 views

    In times of great pain, we often lose confidence that God is really there or we lose confidence in His ability to “work things out for our good” (Romans 8:28). What’s the difference between someone who experiences the redeeming power of Christ during

    My RedeemerLives Job 19:1-26 Give background info on the passage Scripture Reading of first 22 verses In times of great pain, we often lose confidence that God is really there or we lose confidence in His ability to “work things out for our good”(Romans ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Sheldon Rox avatar

    Funeral Sermon

    Contributed by Sheldon Rox on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 439 ratings
     | 197,918 views

    Funeral for a senior Church member

    Funeral Service for Elisabeth Thompson (Mother-Grandmother) Corinthian Baptist Church March 5, 2005 We come here today not to mourn death, but to celebrate a life. Elisabeth’s life here on earth is over but, her life in heaven with her beloved Savior Jesus Christ has just begun. We rejoice ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Froese avatar

    New Fire, New Power Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Jun 29, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,908 views

    If you’ve been baptized in the Holy Spirit and you think you’ve experienced it all, you’re mistaken. God has more fore every individual here today.

    KEY SCRIPTURE: Job 33:4, “The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” I hope you are enthusiastic about your salvation this morning. I hope you’re excited about your personal relationship with Jesus. Do you feel as though you’re reaching your full spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Frankenstein? What Am I Creating?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,324 views

    Frankenstein is one who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. Will our work or agency be that that comes back to ruin its originator? Build wisely.

    FRANKENSTEIN, WHAT AM I CREATING? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Job 17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Floyd Johnson avatar

    Writings That Point To Christ Series

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Dec 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,999 views

    Though the Writings span a great deal of time, they do point us to Christ.

    Job 19:25-27 Psalm 22:1-8; 16b-18 Intro.: Over the years I have dabbled in poetry. 1. In the fall of 1997 I was driving back from church. As I drove along, a leaf crossed my path. It looked as if it were a small animal creeping along the ground. A couple of days later I wrote the following: ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist