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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March 28, 2021 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
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47min
March 14, 2021 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]
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55min
January 03, 2021 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.
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56min
December 13, 2020 Perspectives on the Incarnation
Perspectives on the Incarnation | Selected Scriptures
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48min
October 25, 2020 Post Tenebras Lux: After Darkness, Light
Post Tenebras Lux: After Darkness, Light | Luther and the Reformation (Reformation Sunday)
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57min
September 20, 2020 Zophar’s Zingers: His First Reply to Job | Job 11:1-20
Zophar’s Zingers: His First Reply to Job | Job 11:1-20
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Introduction and Review . . .

I. Zophar’s Zingers: His First Reply to Job (11:1-20)
   A. Job It Should Be Worse (11:1-6)
       1. Fourfold Rebuke (2-3)
       2. False Accusation (4)
       3. Feckless Desire (5-6)
   B. Job You Are an Idiot (11:7-12)
       1. God’s Transcendent Greatness (7-9)
       2. God’s Immanent Awareness (10-11)
       3. Job’s Sinful Idiocy (12)
   C. Job Just Repent Already (11:13-20)
       1. Protasis: Zophar’s fourfold advice (13-14)
       2. Apodosis: Zophar’s Promise of Hope (15-19)
       3. Zophar’s Concluding Warning (20)

Seven Final Thoughts:
1. Be Thankful for Good Friends–Especially During Difficult Times.
2. There Is a Friend Who Sticks Closer than a Brother -- and There Is a Friend Who Sticks the Knife.
3. Beware of the Brashness That Often Comes with Youth.
4. Beware of Doctrinal Legalism.
5. Be Thankful That We Don't Get What We All Deserve
6. God's Grace Wins Even When Everything (and Everyone) Fails.
7. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (cf. James 2:23; John 15:14).
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56min
September 07, 2020 In the Courtroom with God (Part 3) | Job 10:1-22
In the Courtroom with God (Part 3) | Job 10:1-22
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Introduction

I. In the Courtroom With God: How Can Job Possibly Be Exonerated? (9:1-35)
   A. Job’s Agreement: I Know This is So! (1-2a)
   B. Job’s Argument: How Can Anyone Dispute with God? (2b-24)
C. Job’s Affliction: I Am Most Miserable (25-35)
       1. Hopeless Days (25-26)
       2. Meaningless Existence (27-29)
       3. Helpless Cleansing (30-31)
       4. Nameless Mediator (32-35)
       5. Relentless Discipline (34-35)

II. In the Courtroom With God: Job Resigns Himself to a Sentence of Death (10:1-22)
   A. When Suffering Resist the Temptation to Complain (1-2)
       1. Lament vs. Complaint (cf. Job in chapter 3)
       2. “Windy words” and C.S. Lewis . . .
   B. When Suffering Resist the Temptation to Question God’s Purposes (3-12)
       1. The Word ”Favorably” = “to have a glowing face, to be radiant or to smile”
       2. Why doesn’t Job see his depravity - that he is utterly sinful?
   C. When Suffering Resist the Temptation to Question God’s Goodness (13-17)
       1. Verse 13 is the door that opens up to verses 14-17
   D. When Suffering Resist the Temptation to Give Up Hope (18-22)
       1. Job questions why he was ever born (18-19)
       2. Job wants God to leave him alone do die (20-22)

Conclusion: “The ‘F’ Factor” (Faith not Fear)
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48min
August 23, 2020 In the Courtroom with God (Part 2) | Job 9:25-35
In the Courtroom with God (Part 2) | Job 9:25-35
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Introduction: Despondency . . .
I. In the Courtroom With God: How Can Job Possibly Be Exonerated? (9:1-35)
A. Job’s Agreement: I Know This is So! (1-2a)
B. Job’s Argument: How Can Anyone Dispute with God? (2b-24)
C. Job’s Affliction: I Am Most Miserable (25-35)
1. Hopeless Days (25-26)
2. Meaningless Existence (27-29)
3. Helpless Cleansing (30-31)
4. Nameless Mediator (32-35)
5. Relentless Discipline (34-35)
Conclusion: Lessons from the Despondent Life
1. The windy words of a sufferer won’t leave the believer condemned in the courtroom of God.
2. During times of despair we will, like Job, vacillate in our faith.
3. Fight for faith before you fight for joy.
4. Let’s encourage the fainthearted.
5. Be thankful for that Mediator and let’s relish in a Savior who suffered for us.
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45min
August 09, 2020 In the Courtroom with God (Part 1) | Job 9:1-24
In the Courtroom with God (Part 1) | Job 9:1-24
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I. In the Courtroom With God: How Can Job Possibly Be Exonerated? (9:1-35)
   A. Job’s Agreement: I Know This is So! (1-2a)
B. Job’s Argument: How Can Anyone Dispute with God? (2b-24)
       1. God’s Wisdom and Power (3-10)
           a. God’s Wisdom Demonstrated in Cross-Examination (3)
           b. God’s Power Demonstrated in Creation (5-10)
       2. God’s Sovereignty (11-24)
           a. God Is Free to Move and Act (11-15)
           b. God Is Awesome in Power and Righteousness (16-21)
           c. God Is In Control of the Wicked (22-24)
               (1) Sudden Disaster
               (2) Free reign of the wicked
               (3) Judicial Injustice
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54min
July 12, 2020 The Black and White World of Bildad | Job 8:1-22
The Black and White World of Bildad | Job 8:1-22
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I. Truism: The Immutable Character of God (1-3)
A. Hello, I’m Bildad
B. Here’s my Axiom (Plumb Line)
II. Crooked Wall #1: Bad Things Happen to Bad People (4)
A. Sin = Retribution and Retribution = Sin (4)
B. Job Still Has a Chance to Live (5-7)
III. Crooked Wall #2: Tradition Says . . . (8-10)
IV. Crooked Wall #3: Lessons from Nature (11-19)
A. The Papyrus and Reeds (11-12)
B. The Spider’s Web (13-15)
C. The Grounded Plant (16-19)
V. Crooked Wall #4: A Faulty Conclusion (20-22)
A. God will Not Reject a Blameless Man (20)
B. God will Bless the Blameless Man (21)
C. God will Curse the Blameless Man’s Enemies (22)
VI. A Straight Wall: Our Closing Application
A. Understand the Difference Between Retribution and Discipline
1. Believers NEVER get Retributive Justice
2. Believers ALWAYS get Discipline
B. There is No Necessary Correlation Between Personal Sin and Suffering
1. Example of Jesus Christ
C. If There is No Undeserved Suffering Then There is No Redemptive Suffering
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56min

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