How old are you? How mature are you for your age? I am not just talking about chronological age but that may be a start. I am talking mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Is there a crisis of maturity in our world? I wonder this because of what I see. This does not mean we should not disagree with…

We live in a polarized world. This is one major observation I can make from the past 5 years of ministry. “What may polarize the world does not or should not divide the church.” David Garland 1 Corinthians (Baker Exegetical Commentary of the New Testament) i read this quote this week and it really hit…

Who is spiritual? Do certain people have greater access to God and Jesus? Are there different “statuses” as Christians? Not everything that “looks” spiritual is. This is part of the point of the beginning verses of our chapter. What matters is where the destination leads. True spirituality leads to Jesus.…

2025 Goal: Disciples who make disciples. Anyone remember this?! :D We need to think Biblically about all things. Walking through the book of Job we started to try and think through what the Bible really teaches about pain, suffering, hardships and who God is. Vocation-seeing our “jobs” as part of our…

We mean well. Our motives are good. If only we were judged by our motives. How would life change if we judged people on their intentions and motives? Job’s friends did not speak “right”. This is not just about the words they used but the flawed thinking they had of God. We, too, can be like Job’s friends.…

How do you view God? This is a primary question we must answer weekly. I know I asked this question to begin with last week as well. How do you view yourself? Our self-image, that which we think deeply about ourselves, influences how we view God and our path of healing. It is not always accurate nor…

How do you view God? What does God have to do in order to be God for you? What trait do we try to boil God down to? Suffering is complex. There is rarely ever one reason or cause of the suffering you and I experience. As we seek to help others let’s not try to put their experience in a box or simplify…

Pain can become all encompassing. When we hurt our world can become quite small. It colors everything. We want to know “why”. This is admirable but sometimes, or should I say most of the time, we never get a good answer. Job was askign “why” and as we open up our chapters this morning he will get a reply.…

Sometimes our “helping” is actually hurtful. Through this series we have found “fault” with Job’s three friends and we know that sometimes life happens not because of our sin but because of supernatural reasons. Job held onto his blamelessness. Job 31.5-6 helps us to see that even after all the speeches…

What is the most important thing you own? Interseting question to consider. I will give you a couple moments to think but this is a rhetorical question. A lot that sounds good, may not be good. This is why we must pray for discernment. Job 28 -A new voice speaks. I believe this is the “editor”, compiler…