The Book of Job - Grace Church Waco

The Outcome of Righteous Suffering

August 4, 2024 • Dave Becker • Job 42

Job 42 // The gospel of Jesus is a comedy, not a tragedy. For righteous sufferers, the outcome is always restoration: of worship, of ministry, and of heavenly fortunes and dreams.

Dragon Slayer

July 28, 2024 • Drake Osborn • Job 38—41

Job 38-41 // Finally, God speaks to us in our suffering, and we learn that he 1) answers the cries of the righteous; 2) orders the chaos of the world; and 3) triumphs over the evil of the ages.

The Wisdom of Youth

July 21, 2024 • Jake Anthony • Job 32—37

Job 32:1-37:24 // Finding comfort in suffering is more than simply knowing things about God. Elihu's "youthful wisdom" inadvertently reveals our true need: For God himself to draw near. In Christ, God does draw near to us and assures us that we are both his friends and participants in the Holy Spirit together.

Enduring the Experience of Loss

July 14, 2024 • Drake Osborn • Job 29—31

Job 29:1-31:40 // As Job gives his final lament and defense, we experience with him the loss of what was and what is—but with stubborn faith believe that in Christ we will never lose what will be.

When It's Bad To Be Good

July 7, 2024 • Mark Roberts • Job 4—27

Job 4:1-27:23 // We must be careful not to fall into the trap of thinking of ourselves too highly, as if we have all the answers to suffering. These chapters provide insight into the complex issue of why a good God allows tragedy, and yet does not cancel other biblical truths such as sowing and reaping.

How the Upright Suffer

June 30, 2024 • Dave Becker • Job 2:11—3:26

Job 2:11-3:26 // As we come to Job’s lament in chapter three we realize that deep suffering is always accompanied by deep anguish. Lament gives voice to the depth of our anguish in suffering, and it reckons with the gravity of our suffering and reconciles it to the sovereignty of God. In this way, even and deepest and most difficult lamenting is an expression of faith and hope in God.

Suffering For The Sake Of God

June 23, 2024 • Drake Osborn • Job 1:1—2:10

Job 1:1-2:10 // Sometimes we suffer for the sake of our sin, as a means of God's discipline, bringing us to repentance. Sometimes we suffer for the sake of our sanctification, so God can grow us in righteous fruit. But in the book of Job, we find the story of a righteous man, not in need of any lesson from God. When he suffers through the sovereign hand of God, we have to ask "what gives"? The answer is that sometimes we suffer simply for the sake of God, that he might be Lord in our life.