Grounded In Grace

Grounded In Grace

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  • Zophar’s Parting Shot and Job’s Rejoinder (Part 2) | Job 21:1-34
    Zophar’s Parting Shot and Job’s Rejoinder (Part 2) | Job 21:1-34 | 
    When accused unjustly flee from God to God

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    I. The Last Words of Zophar (20:1–29)

        A. The Wicked Die Young (20:4–11)
        B. The Wicked Have Temporary Pleasure (Job 20:12–22)
        C. The Wicked Die Painful Deaths (Job 20:23–29)
    II. Job's Rejoinder (21:1–34)
        A. The Wicked Do Live Long Lives (21:7, 14-15, 16-21)
            1. They live on and become strong (v. 7)
            2. They reject God and His ways (vv. 14-15)
            3. They seem to avoid calamity (vv. 17-18)
            4. They seem to escape judgment (vv. 19-21) 
        B. The Wicked Do Live Pleasurable Lives (21:8-13, 16)
            1. They have healthy children (vv. 8, 11)  
            2. They don't experience the discipline of God (v. 9)
            3. They have material success (v. 10)
            4. They have joy (v. 12)
            5. They are prosperous before they quickly die (v. 13)
            6. They don't recognize that all they have is due to God (16)
        C. The Wicked Do Die the Same as the Righteous (21:22–34)
            1. God knows all (v. 22)
            2. Death for All (vv. 23-26)
            3. Job's Accusation (vv. 27-28)
             4. Job's Answer (vv. 29-33)
            5. Final Question (v. 34)
    Conclusion: 
        1. Not everything Job claims is Correct
        2. There is a Theological and philosophical necessity for judgment
        3. Why the godless prosper and the godly suffer is an age-old question
        4. A child of God dies differently than those who don't know Christ
        5. God is with us; He's good and just—even if we don't feel that way
     

    57 min
  • Zophar’s Parting Shot and Job’s Rejoinder (Part 1) | Job 20:1-29
     Zophar’s Parting Shot and Job’s Rejoinder (Part 1) | Job 20:1-29  
    When accused (or suffering) unjustly flee from God to God
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    Introduction: False Accusations and the Believer

        "The most treacherous enemy in the church is the tongue." [Charles Swindoll]
    I. The Last Words of Zophar (20:1–29)
        A. The Wicked Die Young (20:4–11)
            1. Note the metaphors Zophar uses in verses 6-11 
                a. From Distinction to Dung (6-7)
                b. Like a fading Dream (8-9)
                c. Death (v. 11)
        B. The Wicked Have Temporary Pleasure (Job 20:12–22)
            1. Zophar uses several metaphors for eating
                a. Two conditions and a conclusion in vv. 12-14
                b. Verses 15-16 continue this eating metaphor  

                    (1) Picture is that sinful pleasures look, taste, feel good—for a time
            2. Job's sin specified in verse 19
        C. The Wicked Die Painful Deaths (Job 20:23–29)
         1. Preparation for Destruction (v. 23)
        2. Picture of Death (vv. 24-25)
        3. Permanent Destitution (vv. 26, 28)
        4. Predestined Decree (vv. 27, 29)
    Concluding Observations:
        1. Find your Conscience                               
        2. Forsake Gossip     
        3. Forgo being Defensive                          
        4. Fly to the Cross
        5. Flee from God to God
    55 min
  • Round Two with Bildad: The Fate of the Wicked and the Hope of the Righteous | Job 18:1-19:29
    Round Two with Bildad: The Fate of the Wicked and the Hope of the Righteous | Job 18:1-19:29
    When the accuser of the brethren strikes, take refuge in the Redeemer 
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    I. Bildad’s Second Speech: The Future Fate of the Wicked (18:1-21)
        A. Bildad: “Job you are Egocentric and Dumb” (18:1–4)
        B. Bildad: “The Wicked face Eventual Doom” (18:5–21)
            1. His Light is Extinguished (18:5-6)
            2. His Plans Bring Him Down (18:7)
            3. His Capture is Certain (18:8-10)
            4. His Life is Dominated by Fear (18:11)
            5. His Battle is Lost (18:12)
            6. His Life is Ended (18:13-16)
                a. His Demise (18:13)
                b. His Death (18:14-16)
            7. His Memory is Erased (18:17-20)
            8. His Doom is Sealed (18:21)
    II. Job’s Reply: The Eternal Hope of the Righteous (19:1-29)
        A. Job’s First Reaction: The Brethren Accuse Me (19:1–6)
        B. Job’s Second Reaction: Why God? (19:7-19)
            1. Why Do You Remain Silent? (19:7)
            2. Why Do You Attack Me? (19:8-12)
                a. Metaphor of an Impenetrable Wall (19:8)
                b. Metaphor of a Crown Removed (19:9)
                c. Metaphor of an Uprooted Tree (19:10)
                d. Metaphor of a Consuming Fire (19:11)
                e. Metaphor of an Unconquerable Army (19:12)
            3. Why Do You Turn Others Against Me? (19:13-19)
                a. His Friends and Relatives Have Deserted Him (19:13-14, 17-19)
                b. His Servants Have Deserted Him (19:15-16)
        C. Job’s Third Reaction: I Am Pitiful (19:20-22)
        D. Job’s Fourth Reaction: An Eternal Witness (19:23-24)
        E. Job’s Fifth Reaction: Sanity (19:25-27)
            1. Hope in a Redeemer (19:25)
                a. I Know He Lives (19:25a)
                b. I Know He Stands (19:25b)
            2. Hope in Resurrection (19:26-27)
                a. I Know I Will See Him (19:26-27)
        F. Job’s Sixth Reaction: A Warning to His Three Friends (19:28-29)
    57 min
  • Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz: Despair Over Divine Destruction | Job 16:1 - 17:16
    Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz: Despair Over Divine Destruction | Job 16:1 - 17:16
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    I. Job's Second Reply to Eliphaz: Despair Over Divine Destruction (16:1 - 17:16)
        A. Job's Disgust with His Friends (16:1–6; 17:2,5,10)
            1. They are Sorry Comforters (16:1-3)
                a. Job Could Do Better (16:4-6)
            2. They are Mockers (16:20; 17:2)
            3. They are Betrayers (17:5)
            4. They are Unwise (17:10)
        B. Job's Disillusion with God (16:7-14; 17:4)
            1. God has Exhausted Job and Decimated His Family (16:7)
            2. God has Emaciated Job (16:8)
            3. God Hunts Job Down Like a Defenseless Animal (16:9)
            4. God Has Made Job His Target (16:12b-13)
            5. God Hands Job Over to Mockers (16:10-11)
            6. God Shakes Job Out of a Peaceful Existence (16:12a)
            7. God Has Conquered Job Like a Defenseless Army (16:14)
            8. God has Blinded Job's Friends (17:4)
        C. Job's Distress Over His Plight (16:15-17; 17:1a,6-8,11-16)
            1. Deplorable Job (16:15-17; 17:7-8)
            2. Dreams Shattered (17:1a,11-12)
            3. Derided by Others (17:6)
            4. Death Welcome (17:1b,13-16)
        D. Job's Desire for Hope (16:19-22; 17:3,9)
            1. Job's Protector (16:19)
            2. Job's Plea (16:21-22)
            3. Job's Pledge (17:3)
            4. Job's Perseverance (17:9)
    Concluding Observations:
        1. Job was Mocked  as was Jesus (16:10,20, 17:2; Cf. Matt. 27:27ff.)
        2. Job was Spit Upon as was Jesus (17:6; Cf. Isa. 50:6; Matt. 26:67, 27:30)
        3. Job was Slapped as was Jesus (16:10; Cf. Mark 14:65; Matt. 26:67)
        4. Job was Handed over to the Wicked, as was Jesus (Job 16:11; Cf. Luke 24:7; Acts 2:23)
        5. Job was Betrayed, as was Jesus (17:5; Cf. Matt. 26:21, 27:9; Mark 14:10)
        6. Job was Disfigured, as was Jesus (16:8, 17:7; Cf. Isa. 52:14, 53:3; Psalm 22:17)
        7. Job was Crushed by God, as was Jesus (16:12b-14; Cf. Isa. 53:4-5; 2 Cor. 5:21)
        8. Job Faced Sheol (the grave), as did Jesus (17:13-16; Cf. Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:24ff.)
    57 min
  • The Second Speech of Eliphaz: No Grace for the Grieving | Job 15:1-35
    The Second Speech of Eliphaz: No Grace for the Grieving  | Job 15:1-35
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    I. The Indictment of Job (1–13)
     A. Job’s Words are Empty (1-3)
     B. Job’s Worship is Empty (4-6)
     C. Job’s Wisdom is Empty (7-10)
     D. Job’s Way is Empty (11-13)
    II. The Incrimination of Humanity (14-16) We All Deserve God's Death Penalty.
     A. The Theological Doctrine of the Total Depravity of Man
    III. The Instruction of History (17–35)
     A. The Wicked Get What They Deserve (17–35)
      1. Past Opinion (17–19)
       a. From Eliphaz (17)
       b. From Others (18-19)
      2. Present Woes (20–26)
      3. Future Grief (27–35)
     Summation of 12 afflictions faced by the wicked according to Eliphaz:
      (1) Pain—particularly emotional anguish (v. 20)
      (2) Terrifying sounds (v. 21)
      (3) Attack by destroyers (v. 21) Heb. word may be translated “marauders”
      (4) Destined for the sword (v. 22)
      (5) Without food and desperate, aimless wandering (v. 23)
      (6) Distress and anguish hound him (v. 24)
      (7) Ruin, forced to live in desolate towns (v. 28)
      (8) Loss of possessions (v. 29)
      (9) Darkness (death) with perhaps the loss of children (v. 30)
      (10) Emptiness (v. 31)
      (11) Premature death (v. 33)
      (12) Childlessness and consuming fire (v. 34)
    Closing Observations:
    1. Job the man is an imperfect picture of the innocent sufferer.
    2. Job the man is a picture of someone who is falsely accused.
    3. Job the book shows us that we all deserve God’s death penalty.
    55 min
  • Job’s First Reply to Zophar: Though He Slay Me I Will Trust Him (Part 2) | Job 13:3-14:22
    Job’s First Reply to Zophar: Though He Slay Me I Will Trust Him (Part 2) | Job 13:3-14:22
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    I. Job’s Complaint Against his Friends (12:1–12; 13:1–2)
    II. Job’s Confession of God’s Sovereignty (12:7–25)
    III. Job’s Cry to God for Deliverance (13:1–14:22)
        A. The Elusivity of God (13:3-28)
            1. Job's Desire (13:3)
                a. God is Personal
                b. God is Approachable
             2. Job's Dilemma (13:17-23)
            3. Job's Disgust (13:3-12)
        B. The Brevity of Life (14:1–6)
        C. The Finality of Death (14:7–17)
        D. The Fragility of Hope (14:18–22; 13:15-16)
            1. Job's Despair (14:18-22)
            2. Job's Determination (13:15-16)
    Closing Thoughts . . . 
        1. God is Personal and Approachable
        2. There are Times When God May Appear Elusive 
        3. The Answer is Jesus Christ 
    47 min
  • Job’s First Reply to Zophar: Though He Slay Me I Will Trust Him (Part 1) | Job 12:1-13:2
     Job’s First Reply to Zophar: Though He Slay Me I Will Trust Him (Part 1) | Job 12:1-13:2  
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    INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW . . . 
    I. Job’s Complaint Against his Friends (12:1–12; 13:1–2)
        A. Connecting the Context to Chapter 11 (12:1-3; 13:1-2)
        B. Job Defends His Epistemic Equality (12:3)
        C. Job the Joker (12:4)
        D. Job Wonders Why He Suffers Needlessly (12:5-6)
    II. Job’s Confession of God’s Sovereignty (12:7–25)
        A. Defined:
            “God’s sovereignty means that He is the King who is in complete control of His creation. His Kingship encompasses the doctrines of predestination and providence.”
        B. God is Sovereign Over the Animal Kingdom (12:7–9)
        C. God is Sovereign Over Mankind (12:10–12)
        D. God is Sovereign over World Affairs (12:13–25)
    Dr. Wayne Grudem defines the theological doctrine of “concurrence” as, “[God’s cooperation] with created things in every action, directing their distinctive properties to cause them to act as they do.” [Systematic Theology] 
    55 min
  • Worldview Matters
    Worldview Matters | Selected Scriptures  **Click on the 'Notes' icon to get the outline**
    Every believer ought to be trained to think in worldview terms with the Bible as the foundational axiom.
    56 min

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Grounded In Grace is the teaching ministry of Tony Bartolucci, Minister of Preaching at Christ Church of Clarkson, New York. He has an M.A. from Phoenix Seminary and is a doctoral candidate at…