Grounded In Grace

Grounded In Grace

By Christ Church of ClarksonReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Grounded In Grace episodes

  • 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
    55 min
  • 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)

    50 min
  • 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

    42 min
  • Interlude: 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 . . . 
      51 min
    • 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)
      55 min
    • 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 . . .    
      52 min
    • Setting the Stage for Disaster | Job 1:6-12
      Setting the Stage for Disaster | Job 1:6-12    
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      I. A Scene in Heaven: Setting the Stage for Disaster (1:6-12)
          A. The Council (6)
          B. The Characters (6-7) 
            1. The Sons of God (Hebrew Bene Elohim)
            2. The LORD (YHWH)
            3. The Satan
          C. The Conversation (7)
          D. The Consideration (8)
          E. The Characterization (8)
          F. The Challenge (9-11)
          G. The Condition (12)
      II. Some Closing Observations
          A. The Picture is Bigger than the Frame 
          B. God is Bigger than the Picture
          C. Suffering is Bigger than Satan
          D. God is Bigger than Affliction 
          E. Our Hope is Bigger than Earthly Life
      57 min
    • The Greatest of Men in the Worst of Times: An Introduction to Job | Job 1:1-5
      An Introduction to Job | Job 1:1-5   
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      I. Setting the Stage for Disaster, Part 1 (v. 1)
       A. This is a Story About a Man Named Job
       B. Job Lived in a Place Called Uz
       C. The Events Took Place a Long Time Ago
       D. This is Also a Story About a Man of Faith and Character 
            {The "fear of God / Lord" = “A reverential awe that results in worship and humble obedience fueled by love.”} 
      II. Setting the Stage for Disaster, Part 2 (vv. 2-5)
       A. Job’s Three-Fold Blessing:
        1. Job’s Paternity — Children (2)
        2. Job’s Possessions — Wealth (3a)
        3. Job’s Prominence — Good Reputation (3b)
       B. Job’s Practice — Spiritual Integrity (4-5)
        1. The Occasion 
        2. The Intercession
      52 min

    About Grounded In Grace

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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…