When God Speaks (11 of 12)
Series: Job
Jim Perdue
Job 38-42
Intro/Attention
Today, in our study of the Old Testament book of Job, we come to the climax of the book. We have heard from the anonymous narrator who told us of Job's suffering. We have heard from Job's three friends who were really no help at all. Last week we heard from Elihu who had the longest uninterrupted speech of anyone. But today, we get to hear from God. This morning, I'm preaching on the subject, When God Speaks. READ 38:1-3; 40:1-9; 42:1-6
Last week, Elihu told Job that when God speaks, ''God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.'' 37:5 (ON SCREEN) The storm that Elihu predicted finally began to break over the horizon and God began to speak.
We prefer that God speak to us in the sunshine, but sometimes He must speak out of the storm. This is how He spoke to Israel on Mount Sinai and centuries later to Elijah. Ezekiel saw the glory of God in a storm and heard the voice of God speaking to him. Experiencing this majestic demonstration of God's power made Job very susceptible to the message God had for him.
*God doesn't always tiptoe into our world making His presence known gently. Just ask Ann Chapman. She was employed at Michael's arts and craft store at the Northgate Shopping Center. At 5:20 PM on a Wednesday afternoon the first bullet fired in a shooting spree that ultimately killed five people in Montgomery County, Maryland, cut a dime-sized hole in the display window, nicked a light fixture, pierced two poster-board signs, and hit a metal rack holding rows of minibooks. Amazingly, it narrowly missed Ann as it stopped next to a book called Inspiration for the Heart. The cover flap on that book reads, ''A simple daily prayer from the heart can inspire you to seek God's constant favor, power, and protection.'' God's message that afternoon to Ann Chapman was anything but calm, quiet, and peaceful. In her case it came near the deadly ...
Series: Job
Jim Perdue
Job 38-42
Intro/Attention
Today, in our study of the Old Testament book of Job, we come to the climax of the book. We have heard from the anonymous narrator who told us of Job's suffering. We have heard from Job's three friends who were really no help at all. Last week we heard from Elihu who had the longest uninterrupted speech of anyone. But today, we get to hear from God. This morning, I'm preaching on the subject, When God Speaks. READ 38:1-3; 40:1-9; 42:1-6
Last week, Elihu told Job that when God speaks, ''God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.'' 37:5 (ON SCREEN) The storm that Elihu predicted finally began to break over the horizon and God began to speak.
We prefer that God speak to us in the sunshine, but sometimes He must speak out of the storm. This is how He spoke to Israel on Mount Sinai and centuries later to Elijah. Ezekiel saw the glory of God in a storm and heard the voice of God speaking to him. Experiencing this majestic demonstration of God's power made Job very susceptible to the message God had for him.
*God doesn't always tiptoe into our world making His presence known gently. Just ask Ann Chapman. She was employed at Michael's arts and craft store at the Northgate Shopping Center. At 5:20 PM on a Wednesday afternoon the first bullet fired in a shooting spree that ultimately killed five people in Montgomery County, Maryland, cut a dime-sized hole in the display window, nicked a light fixture, pierced two poster-board signs, and hit a metal rack holding rows of minibooks. Amazingly, it narrowly missed Ann as it stopped next to a book called Inspiration for the Heart. The cover flap on that book reads, ''A simple daily prayer from the heart can inspire you to seek God's constant favor, power, and protection.'' God's message that afternoon to Ann Chapman was anything but calm, quiet, and peaceful. In her case it came near the deadly ...
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