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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April 17, 2022 The Resurrection and Salvation Joy | Selected Scriptures
The Resurrection and Salvation Joy | Selected Scriptures
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48min
March 27, 2022 Job's Defense Rests (Part 1): A Vow of Innocence | Job 27:1-23
Job's Defense Rests (Part 1): A Vow of Innocence | Job 27:1-23
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Introduction: Righteousness and the Book of Job
I. Exoneration: Job Has a Clear Conscience (27:1–6)
   A. The Authority (v. 2)
   B. The Condition (v. 3)
   C. The Promise (v. 4)
II. Exhortation: Job Warns His Friends (27:7–10)
   A. Curse or a Warning?
III. Education: Job Desires to Instruct His Friends (27:11–12)
IV. Emulation: Job Uses His Friend’s Words Against Them (27:13–23)
   A. Famine and War (v. 14)
   B. Plague and the Death of Family (v. 15)
   C. Sudden Loss of Wealth (vv. 16-19)
   D. Natural Disaster (vv. 20-22)
   E. Mocked by Others (v. 23)
Concluding Thoughts . . .
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53min
March 06, 2022 Bye-Bye Bildad | 25:1-26:14
Bye-Bye Bildad | 25:1-26:14
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I. The Last Words of Bildad (25:1-6)
   A. Establishing the Greatness of God (25:1-3)
B. Contrasting the Fallenness of Man (25:4-6)

II. Job’s Reply to Bildad (26:1–14)
   A. Bildad Misses the Point (26:1–4)
   B. God’s Greatness in what He Does (26:5–13)
       1. God’s Greatness Over Death and the Underworld (vv. 5-6)
       2. God’s Greatness Over Life and the Creation (vv. 7-10)
       3. God’s Greatness Over Adversaries and the Satan (vv. 11-13)
   C. God’s Greatness in Who He is (26:14)
       “Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; and how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?” —Job 26:14
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47min
February 20, 2022 When Life is Unfair and God Seems Not to Care (Part 2) | Job 24:1-25
When Life is Unfair and God Seems Not to Care (Part 2) | Job 24:1-25
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I. Job Believes He Cannot Find God (23:1–9) - Will I Trust God when I Don't Perceive Him?
II. Job Believes He is Innocent (23:10–12) - Will I Trust God when Life Seems Unfair?
III. Job Believes God's Sovereignty is Capricious (23:13–17) - Will I Trust God in His Wise Sovereignty?
IV. Job Believes the Wicked Triumph (24:1–17) - Will I Trust God when Evil Triumphs?
V. Job Believes Righteousness will Eventually Prevail (24:18-25) - Will I Trust God in His Timing?
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57min
January 30, 2022 When Life is Unfair and God Seems Not to Care (Part 1) | Job 23:1-17
When Life is Unfair and God Seems Not to Care (Part 1) | Job 23:1-17
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Introduction . . . Trust and obey for there IS no other way!
I. Job Believes He Cannot Find God (23:1–9) - Will I Trust God when I Don't Perceive Him?
   A. For Job - God is Absent (1-9)
       1. What was the darkest hour that ever struck this earth?
       2. Job envisions what would happen if he could get a legal hearing before God
II. Job Believes He is Innocent (23:10–12) - Will I Trust God when Life Seems Unfair?
   A. Job's Declaration of Innocence (10-12)
       1. Throughout the book so far we’ve seen two things:
a. Job is innocent (he did nothing to deserve his calamity)
b. The three friends assume he’s guilty (his calamity must be the result of his sin)
       2. Job knows he didn’t commit crimes that caused his calamity:
           a. Based on God’s knowledge (10)
           b. Based on Job’s knowledge (11-12)
               (1) “How did Job know “the words of God’s mouth?”
III. Job Believes God's Sovereignty is Capricious (23:13–17) - Will I Trust God in His Wise Sovereignty?
   A. We see an Accurate Portrayal of God’s Sovereignty (13-14)
   B. But for Job - God’s Sovereignty Seemed Capricious (15-17)
   C. God’s Sovereignty is Good—Because God is Good
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55min
January 16, 2022 Disorder in the Court: The Last Words of Eliphaz | Job 22:1-30
Disorder in the Court: The Last Words of Eliphaz | Job 22:1-30
You cannot apply right what you know wrong
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I. False Assumptions: The Depth of Job's Sin in Light of God's Indifference (22:1-5)
   A. God's Assumed Indifference (1-3)
    B. Job's Assumed Sinfulness (4-5)
II. False Accusations: The Delineation of Job's Sin in Light of Three Categories (22:6-11)
    A. Job's Sins Enumerated (6-9)
       1. Against the Brethren (6)
       2. Against the Weary and Hungry (7)
       3. Against Widows and Orphans (9)
   B. Eliphaz commits "The Fallacy of Assuming the Cause" (10-11)
III. False Allegations: The Defiance of Job's Sin in Light of God's Transcendence (22:12-20)
   A. God's Transcendence (12)
   B. Job's Alleged Defiance (13-17)
IV. False Applications: The Direction of Job's Sin in Light of God's Restoration (22:21-30)
   A. Repentance (21-24)
       1. Submit (21)
       2. Learn (22)
       3. Return (23-24)
   B. Restoration (25-30) Note the "If/Then" conditions
       1. God Prized Above All (25)
       2. God Cherished Above All (26)
       3. Prayers Heard (27a)
       4. Vows Kept (27b)
       5. Decisions Confirmed / Life Illuminated (28)
       6. Usefulness to Others Promised (29-30)
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57min
November 14, 2021 The Faith Worth Fighting For | Jude 3-4
The Faith Worth Fighting For | Jude 3-4
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47min
July 25, 2021 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

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July 18, 2021 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
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55min
June 06, 2021 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)
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57min

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The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.