DO YOU TREASURE GODS WORD? Job lived during the time of the patriarchs before the written Word was given to Moses. Yet he knew the commands and words of the Lord that had been given personally to him or passed on to him from his forefathers. He lived by them and treasured them more than

OFFERING COMFORT THAT TRULY COMFORTS On top of all of Jobs grief he had to suffer the futile comfort of his so-called friends. Job had lost his children, his wealth and even his own health, yet those who came to pay their respects had no real comfort to give him. They only offered empty clichés.

DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR REDEEMER LIVES? Long before Christ came to redeem us from our sin, Job already looked for such a Redeemer. Job placed his hope in Messiah as one peering through a veil. For the Book of Job is one of the oldest in the Bible. Yet, he knew not only that

ARE YOU STEADFASTLY EXCELLING IN THE LORDS WORK? Be strong, immovable, always work with enthusiasm for the Lord. Why? Because of the resurrection and because whatever you plant in faith will grow and produce a harvest. The promise of eternal life should make us fearless in our focus. It should make us immovable (persistently firm

JESUS CHRIST, OUR ONLY MEDIATOR Job viewed God as so great and transcendent as to be unapproachable by man. For God worked in the realm of the heavens and the stormy seas, while man was limited to dry ground. He reasoned that if only there were a mediator that could stretch out his hands between

THE DESPAIRING NEED KINDNESS NOT CORRECTION Jobs friends came to share his grief, but ended up adding to his despair. They came to sit with Job after a series of terrible events had occurred. A hurricane had collapsed his oldest sons house, killing all of Jobs children. Raiding parties had attacked his property and stolen

PRAISING THE LORD AT ALL TIMES Job worshiped the Lord both in happiness and in the midst of suffering. He recognized that all good comes from the Lord. When he lost all that he had, he did not lose his faith. In this, his faith was tested and found genuine. How we face good and

LOVE NEVER GIVES UP Pauls love chapter (1 Cor. 13) is one of the most wonderful descriptions of agape love found in any literature in human history. Yet, loves lofty attributes are beyond mortal humanity absent the Spirit which inspired Pauls writing. For agape love is Gods kind of love. It is unconditional, enduring and

IS EVERY SPIRITUAL GIFT PRESENT IN THE LOCAL CHURCH? It is the Lord that gives out spiritual gifts to those who have believed and received Jesus. He gives them to each according to His will, so that the local church has every spiritual gift it needs to function and fulfill His commission. Yet, many churches

PASSING ON THE BATON OF FAITH The apostle Pauls teaching concerning the Lords Supper was faithfully passed on from the Lord to the church at Corinth. Paul reminded them that his authority as an apostle came from the Lord, as did his message. Having established his credibility, he corrected the unworthy practices of the Corinthians