Grounded In Grace

By Christ Church of Clarkson

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 Whitefi... more

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June 07, 2020 Job’s Reply to Eliphaz: My Hope is Dim But I Endure (Part 2) | Job 7:1-21
Job’s Reply to Eliphaz: My Hope is Dim But I Endure (Part 2) | Job 7:1-21
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INTRODUCTION: Job and Lament

I. Horizontal: Job Complains to His Friends (6:1-30)
   A. IF ONLY You Knew My Suffering (6:1-7)
   B. IF ONLY My Life Would End (6:8-13)
   C. IF ONLY You Were Loyal (6:14-23)
   D. IF ONLY You Were Compassionate (6:24-30)

II. Vertical: Job Complains to His God (7:1-21)
   A. WHY is Life Full of Vain Suffering? (7:1-8)

   B. WHY Don’t You Leave Me Alone? (7:9-16)
   C. WHY Is This Happening To Me? (7:17-21)
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May 24, 2020 Job’s Reply to Eliphaz: My Hope is Dim But I Endure (Part 1) | Job 6:1-30
Job’s Reply to Eliphaz: My Hope is Dim But I Endure (Part 1) | Job 6:1-30 (this recording has some high-end distortion)
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INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW
I. Horizontal: Job Complains to His Friends (6.1-30)
   A. IF ONLY You Knew My Suffering (6:1-7)
       1. Suffering is Suffocating
       2. Suffers are Rarely Silent
           a. Careless, impetuous words
           b. What Happened to the Job of Chapter 1?
           c. What happened to the Job of Chapter 2?
   B. IF ONLY My Life Would End (6:8-13)
       1. Job longs for death - We see that in 7:15
       2. When the hope of death seems to be the only hope there is . . .
       3. But there’s a little bit of light left in Job’s soul
   C. IF ONLY You Were Loyal (6:14-23)
       1. Job longs for loyalty from his friends, particularly Eliphaz at this point
       2. “Kindness” = Hesed - One of the great Hebrew words of the O.T.
       3. Second half of verse 14 - difficulty in translation
       4. Job gives an illust. of how his friends were acting in vv. 15-20
       5. He points the finger directly at them in verse 21
       6. Job continues to defend his innocence in vv. 22-23 ==>
   D. IF ONLY You Were Compassionate (6:24-30)


CONCLUSION: These Four Main Points Bring Us Back to the Cross in that they Mark the Ministry of Jesus
   A. IF ONLY you knew my suffering . . .
   B. IF ONLY my life would end . . .
   C. IF ONLY you were loyal . . .
   D. IF ONLY you were compassionate . . .
II. Vertical: Job Complains to His God (7)
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53min
March 22, 2020 The Bible, God and COVID19 | Psalm 46
The Bible, God and COVID19 | Psalm 46
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44min
November 10, 2019 The First Address of Eliphaz: Bad Things Don’t Happen to Good People | Job 4:1-5:27
The First Address of Eliphaz: Bad Things Don’t Happen to Good People | Job 4:1-5:27
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I. The Observations of Eliphaz (4:1 - 5:7)
   A. His Experience as it Relates to Job (4:1-6)
   B. His Experience as it Relates to Nature (4:7-11)
   C. His Experience as it Relates to a Vision (4:12-21)
   D. His Experience as it Relates to Fools (5:1-7)
II. The Opinions of Eliphaz (5:8-17)
   A. Seek God (8-16)
   B. Accept His Discipline (17-26)
   C. Believe Our Report (27)
III. Closing Thoughts
   •   Leave Room in Your Theology for Innocent Suffering
   •   Leave Room for Imperfection
   •   Don’t Make General Principles Absolute
   •   Be Patient With Sufferers
   •   Eliphaz’ Contention in 4:7 is Flat Out Wrong
   •   Sometimes Bad Things Do Happen to Good People
   •   The Cross Answers the Question of 4:17
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55min
November 10, 2019 The First Address of Eliphaz: Bad Things Don’t Happen to Good People | Job 4-5
The First Address of Eliphaz: Bad Things Don’t Happen to Good People | Job 4-5
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October 27, 2019 The Solitude of Sorrow | Job 3:1-26
The Solitude of Sorrow | Job 3:1-26
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Introduction: Job Chapter Three as a Lament

I. WHY Was I Born? (1-10)
II. WHY Did I Live? (11-19)
III. WHY Am I Alive Now? (20-26)

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50min
September 29, 2019 Weep With Those Who Weep | Job 2:11-13
Weep With Those Who Weep | Job 2:11-13
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I. Three Comforters Arrive (2:11-13)
A. Job’s Adversity is Made Public (11a)
B. Three Friends Arrive from Afar (11b-13)
1. Their Names (tell us where they came from)
a. Eliphaz the Temanite
b. Bildad the Shuhite
c. Zophar the Naamathite
2. Their Reaction (12)
a. From a distance they did not recognize Job
(1) Remember Job is now at the town dump
(2) But he was not recognizable!
(a) Isaiah 53
b. These are signs of great anguish, of entering into someone else’s sorrow
3. Their Compassion (13)
a. 7 days and nights of silence
(1) This silence is taken different ways by different commentators
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42min
August 18, 2019Interlude: God and the Existence of Evil | Job 1-2 & Selected Scriptures
Interlude: God and the Existence of Evil | Job 1-2 and Selected Scriptures
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I. Introduction and Review
   A. Three Things We Noted About Job in Chapter 1
       1. Job is a converted man || 2. Job is a prosperous man || 3. Job is spiritually sensitive man
   B. Job is Also a Man (like us) Who is Not Immune From Calamity
   C. Review of 1:14-19
       1. The Four Horsemen of Doom (1:14-19)
       2. More Calamity Concerning Job (2:7-8)
II. What is God's Relationship to Suffering and Evil?
   A. How Do We Define Evil?
       1. Evil as a lack of true good
   B. God is Not the Author of Evil
   C. God and Evil: Free Will Defense?
III. A Multidimensional Perspective on God and Evil (compatibilism)
   A. Four Considerations as it Relates to God and Evil
       1. God’s Decree is Not Simple, it is Complex (God’s passive decree or will)
           a. Examples (Job 1-2; Luke 7:30; Acts 14:16; Luke 22:31-32)
        2. God’s Will is Not Simple, it is Complex (God's Revealed vs Secret Will)
God may thereby be spoken of as the final or ultimate cause as it relates to all that occurs within his creation. When it comes to evil, however, secondary agents serve as the efficient, or blameworthy cause. This is an essential distinction.
   3. The Existence of Evil is Really a Problem for Those who Reject the Bible
       4. We must Keep in Mind that God is not Required to Offer us any Explanations

To summarize, we must remember that:
   •   God is perfectly holy, sovereign, and hates evil
   •   While God permits evil for his purposes, he is not the author of it
   •   There are aspects of God's sovereignty as it relates to evil that are beyond our understanding
   •   God's relationship to evil is not simplistic; it is multifaceted
   •   We live in a fallen, sinful universe that contains moral and natural evil
   •   God has a good reason for creating a universe that contains evil.
   •   God entreats us to simply trust him
IV. The Cross . . .
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51min
August 04, 2019 When Calamity Comes Knocking (Part 2) | Job 2:1-10
When Calamity Comes Knocking (Part 2) | Job 2:1-10
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I. The Council in Heaven Convenes Again (2:1-6)
A. The Council Convenes (1-2)
   B. Job’s Character Confirmed (3)
       1. Who Caused Job’s Suffering?
   C. Satan’s Consequent Challenge (4-5)

II. More Calamity Concerning Job (2:7-8)
   A. Chronic Sores from Head to Toe (7)
   B. Cruciation on an Ash Heap (8)

III. A Curse Called for by Job’s Wife (2:9)
   A. The Curse Called For
   B. Consideration Given to Her

IV. Job’s Correction and Confession (2:10)
   A. Job’s Correction (10a)
   B. Job’s Confession (10b)
   C. The Author’s Confirmation (10c)
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55min
July 21, 2019 When Calamity Comes Knocking (Part 1) | Job 1:13-22
When Calamity Comes Knocking (Part 1) | Job 1:13-22
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I. The Stage is Set: A Family Gathering (13)
   A. We Have Another Scene Shift (the book of Job as a story . . .)
   B. When/What/Where?
   C. The Picture (connection to v. 4)
II. Calamity Strikes: An Appointment with Tragedy (14-19)
A. The Four Horsemen of Doom (14-19)
       1. The First Horseman: Raiders (Sabeans) (14-15 )
       2. The Second Horseman: Natural Disaster (Lightening) (16)
       3. The Third Horseman: Raiders (Chaldeans) (17)
       4. The Fourth Horseman: Natural Disaster (Wind) (18-19)
III. Job’s Conduct: 5 Verbs (20)
IV. Job’s Confession: 5 Statements (21)
V. Closing Commentary (22)
VI. Concluding Thoughts . . .
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52min

FAQs about Grounded In Grace:

How many episodes does Grounded In Grace have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.