*We had a technical failure this week which resulted in about 5 minutes of audio missing. Visit out Youtube page for part 2 of the video or listen to the MP3 audio.* | I. Elihu’s Rebukes, Job 32-33 | II. Elihu’s Worship. Job 34-37 | 1. God is always good and works His greatness for our good. Job 36 | 2. God is always sovereign, which is seen in his mighty power in nature. Job 37

Main Idea: Don’t look to your past glory or present misery but to God to be justified. | I. Job’s Former Glory (29:1-25) | II. Job’s Current Misery (30:1-31) | III. Job’s Pending Justification (31:1-40)

Message from Samuel Andres on June 18, 2023

When traveling the dark valley of grief... | I. You can be honest. | II. You can be confused. | III. You can express doubt. | IV. You can trust God and maintain integrity.

I. Eliphaz - “You reap what you sow, bro.” | II. Bildad - “How can a maggot claim to be right before a righteous God?” | III. Zophar - “You probably deserve to suffer worse than this.”

I. The Loneliness of Grief. Job 2:11-13 | II. The Laments of Grief. Job 3:1-10 | III. The Questions of Grief. Job 3:11-23 | IV. The Despair of Grief. Job 3:24-26

I. When life is full of good gifts, God is worthy of our worship. Job 1:1-5 | II. When life is empty with devastating loss, God is worthy of our worship. Job 1:6-22 | III. When life is cruel, and God is confusing, God is worthy of our worship. Job 2:1-10

I. Service is what God requires from us, no matter what you’re going thru. | II. No One Who Serves The Lord Is Ever Laboring In Vain.

I. Our Father in heaven desires to reward us in the secret place of prayer. Matthew 6:5-6 | II. Our Father knows what we need before we ask, but He wants us to ask because He wants us. Matthew 6:7-8 | Putting it into Practice: | 1. Choose a focused time for solitude and prayer. | 2. Choose a focused place for solitude and prayer. | 3. Choose a structure for your solitude and prayer, and change it from time-to-time.

Outline: 1. Since our current bodies will face death, we’ll need new bodies (v. 50-54) | 2. Jesus defeated death and will return to finish what He started (v. 55-57) | 3. Therefore, we can live without fear in the face of death (v. 58) | APPLICATION: 1. Talk about death with sadness and celebration. | 2. Fight the fear of death by dwelling on heaven. | 3. Whether in death or life, live in victory, not defeat.