SETTLE THE ISSUE OF WHO GOD IS
The Book Of Job
Job 1:6-11
LESSON INTRODUCTION
A. God knows all about you.
1. He knows all your habits
2. He knows what you know about Him.
B. We know God is good.
1. We know His power.
2. We know His authority.
3. We know He is a God of Love.
4. We know the blessings of God.
C. Did you know that the God you serve still communicates
with Satan?
1. He does not Change. He is the same today as yesterday.
D. Did you know that God you serve sometimes puts trouble in
your life?
The story of Job is a perfect example of God troubling the life
one of His servants to take him to higher heights.
I. WHAT PLEASES GOD
A. Job was perfect in his pursuit of the righteousness of God.
B. Job was upright. He was straight or just
C. He feared God
1. He reverence God.
D. He hated evil.
1. Turn off
2. He was grieved by evil
II PROSPERITY, THE RESULTS OF RIGHTEOUS LIVING
A. Family man
1. 3 Daughters
2. 7 sons
B. His possessions were great
1. 11000 livestock
2. He had many servants
3 Job was living the good life
III GOD PLANS TROUBLE FOR YOUR LIFE.
A. To take you to a higher level of spirituality
B. To draw you into a closer relationship with Him.
C. To strengthen your faith.
IV GOD ALLOWS SATAN TO BRING TROUBLE TO YOU
A. He will use your circumstances
1. .Job lost all his live stock
2. All his sons and daughters were killed.
B. He will turn family and friends against you
3. His wife turned against him.
4. His close friends tried to convince Job to admit he
deserved his troubles.
C. All things work together for those who love the Lord and are
called according to His purposes.
D. God will take away your health to test your faith.
1. Job\’s body was covered with sores.
2. God will appear to be silent for quite some time.
3. The events in Job\’s life lasted a year.
V. THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST IS TO HUMBLE YOU
A. Job offered sacrifices for the sins of his sons and daughters.
1. There is no mention of Job offering sacrifices for his sins.
2. There is no mention of Job offering sacrifices for his wife\’s sins.
3. There is no mention of Job offering sacrifices for his servants sins.
B. The purpose of your troubles is to make you realize that you cannot
tell God how to do His job.
1. God\’s grace is in the mist of your troubles.
2. You have to praise God for the good and the bad.
3. You need to be grateful for the bad times.
4. God uses your troubles to make you realize that He is Sovereign.
VI. YOUR STATE OF WORTHLESSNESS
A. The purpose of your troubles is to bring you to the knowledge of your state
of worthlessness.
B. God does not need you. You need God.
1. \” The Lord said to Job:
will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who
accuses God answer him!\”
Then Job answered the Lord: \”I am unworthy — how can I reply to you? I
put my hand over my mouth.\” Job 40:1-4
2. There is none righteous, no not one. Romans 3:10
3. Even the good that we do is nothing but a filthy rag. Isa 64:6
C. We see only see our circumstances.
1. We cannot see how God is using our circumstances to benefit
His Church.
2. Life is not all about us, it is about the Glory Of The Lord.
VII. THE REWARD OF FAITHFULNESS IN TROUBLE TIMES
A. God is pleased.
1. Through out all Job\’s trouble, he never sinned or cursed God.
2. Through out his troubles, Job kept his focus on the goodness of God.
B. God gave back to Job double what he lost.
\” After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and
gave him twice as much as he had before.\” Job 42:10
C. Job is a Testimony for all generations
D. It is our relationship with God through Jesus Christ that gives us worth.
Rev M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West Sam Houston Parkway
Houston, Texas
For a complete list of my lessons see my blog
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