The Significance of the Cross
1 Corinthians 1:18-2:16

The cross is divisive (1:18).

The cross is uniting (1:18-26).

The cross is powerful (2:1-5).

The cross is unexplainable (2:6-16).

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Job is Restored
Job 38:1-42:17

God’s response to Job: My wisdom is complete (38:1-40:2).

Job’s response to God: My knowledge is lacking (40:3-5).

God’s response to Job: My justice is perfect (40:6-41:34).

Job’s response to God: God, you can do all things (42:1-2).
I have seen the Lord, I was wrong, I believe (42:3-6).

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Job is Corrected
Job 29:1-37:24

Job’s lament: Job recalled his prosperity and God’s blessing (29).
Job was maligned and denounced (30).
Job expressed his code of conduct (31).

Elihu’s response: God speaks in various ways (33).
God does not bend to your will (34).
God’s world does not revolve around you (35).
God does not allow suffering without purpose (36:1-21).
God is present in the storm (36:22-37:24).

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Job is Humbled
Job 22:1-28:28

Eliphaz’s Assertion: You are suffering because of your sin (22).
Job’s Response: God is my desire (23-24).

Bildad’s Assertion: A man can not stand before God (25).
Job’s Response: Wisdom does not save, God does (26).
God is my foundation (27).
God is my source of understanding (28).

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Job is Absolved
Job 15:1-21:34

Eliphaz’s Assertion: Suffering is proof of wrongdoing (15).
Job’s Response: God is my advocate (16-17).

Bildad’s Assertion: Punishment is reserved for the wicked (18).
Job’s Response: God is my redeemer (19).

Zophar’s Assertion: The wicked arrogantly revel in their own renown (20).
Job’s Response: The righteous suffer for God’s glory (21).

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Job is Vindicated
Job 4:1-14:22

Eliphaz’s Assertion: You reap what you sow (4-5).
Job’s Response: My life is in God’s hands (6-7).

Bildad’s Assertion: Bad things only happen to guilty people (8).
Job’s Response: God will vindicate me (9-10).

Zophar’s Assertion: God punishes unconscious sin, too (11).
Job’s Response: God is perfect in wisdom and just in all his ways (12-14).

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Job Worships God
Job 1:1-3:26

Job was a righteous, prosperous man who feared God (1:1-5)

Job was devastated by his life experience (1:6-3:26).

Job worshipped God despite his plight and despair (1:20-22; 2:10).

The Glory of God is more important than our comfort.

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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke 18:9-14

The Context: Jesus was rebuking those who were self-righteous.

The Content: A Pharisee and a Tax Collector prayed respectively; one righteous and one humble.

The Meaning:
Self-centeredness is contrary to the Gospel.
You can not be obedient to God and hate your neighbor.

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The Friend at Midnight
Luke 11:5-8

The Context: Jesus was teaching his disciples how to pray.

The Content: A neighbor inconveniences himself to provide for his friend.

The Meaning:
* A friend will care for those that they love (even when it is not convenient).
* God will provide for us when we ask.

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The Parable of the Two Debtors
Luke 7:41-43

The Context: Jesus was questioned after accepting a sinner.

The Content: Two men owed money and their debts were forgiven.

The Meaning:
* Those who have been forgiven much forgive much.
* Jesus cares for sinners.
* We are all sinners and God has canceled our debts.

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