At the end of the book of Job, we hear God's second speech, Job's final response, and the resolution to Job's circumstances. We get a bigger picture of the complexity of the cosmos. God makes it clear that chaos still exists within his creation....

Our world is full of chaos. The uncertainty surrounding our current pandemic has brought this fact into sharp focus for us. Can you hear God’s voice in the midst of the chaos? What does he have to say about the uncertainty that we are facing? As...

After hearing from Job's three friends for over 20 chapters, we are ready for a new voice. In this section, we meet Elihu, who claims to have a fresh perspective on Job's suffering. While his assessment of Job is helpful, he too presents a faulty...

Do you ever have a hard time reconciling the injustice in the world with the justice of God? Job certainly did. As Job and his friends wrestle over why he has suffered such great loss, we realize that human wisdom can only take us so far. In the...

After hearing about the terrible events that happen to Job, we see his detailed response. In contrast to his earlier acceptance, we experience Job's raw grief-stricken emotion. He curses the day of his birth, laments his life, and pours out his...

In this passage, we meet Job on the worst day of his life. However, after losing everything that he loves, Job still maintains his faith. How is this possible? How can we develop a durable faith that stands up to the challenges of life? Job helps us...

The world we live in, especially here in the Silicon Valley, seems to worship personal comfort. As I hope we'll see this morning, God has a much greater plan for our lives--a plan that involves stepping out of our comfort zone or, at times, being...

The crowd that listened to the Sermon on the Mount were astonished both by Jesus’ authoritative presence and his authoritative teaching. What’s our response?

None of us knows the future. Would you like to be prepared for it, whatever it holds? In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus tells us what to do in order to be ready for the future.

As Jesus nears the end of the Sermon on the Mount, his words become more personally challenging. In this passage, he warns his listeners about two kinds of deception: those who deceive others and those who deceive themselves. We must take his warning...