How To Keep Hope Alive (5 of 12)
Series: Job
Jim Perdue
Job 13-19
Intro/Attention
We're studying Job on Sunday mornings. What we have seen so far is a faithful and righteous man who has endured immeasurable suffering. He lost all of his material possessions, his physical health, and his family relationships. I've entitled this series, Pieces: the story of Job because even Job says that his suffering had shattered his life and broken him into a million pieces. Job says in 16:12, ''I was at ease, and He broke me apart; He seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces; He set me up as His target.'' (ON SCREEN)
This morning, from Job 13-19 I want to talk to you about how to keep hope alive, even in the darkest days you will ever face. No matter what you're going through, there is a way to maintain your hope and trust in the Lord. READ 13:15; 14:1-2; 17:11-16; 19:1-2, 23-27
*In his book, Disappointment with God, Phillip Yancey tells this true story. ''Once a friend of mine went swimming in a large lake at dusk. As he was paddling at a leisurely pace about a hundred yards offshore, a freak evening fog rolled in across the water. Suddenly he could see nothing: no horizon, no landmarks, no objects or lights on shore. Because the fog diffused all light, he could not even make out the direction of the setting sun. For thirty minutes he splashed around in panic. He would start off in one direction, lose confidence, and turn ninety degrees to the right. Or left-it made no difference which way he turned. He could feel his heart racing uncontrollably. He would stop and float, trying to conserve energy, and force himself to breathe slower. Then he would blindly strike out again. At last he heard a faint voice calling from shore. He pointed his body toward the sounds and followed them to safety. Something like that sensation of utter lostness must have settled in on Job as he sat in the rubble and tried to comprehend what had happened. He too had lost all landmar ...
Series: Job
Jim Perdue
Job 13-19
Intro/Attention
We're studying Job on Sunday mornings. What we have seen so far is a faithful and righteous man who has endured immeasurable suffering. He lost all of his material possessions, his physical health, and his family relationships. I've entitled this series, Pieces: the story of Job because even Job says that his suffering had shattered his life and broken him into a million pieces. Job says in 16:12, ''I was at ease, and He broke me apart; He seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces; He set me up as His target.'' (ON SCREEN)
This morning, from Job 13-19 I want to talk to you about how to keep hope alive, even in the darkest days you will ever face. No matter what you're going through, there is a way to maintain your hope and trust in the Lord. READ 13:15; 14:1-2; 17:11-16; 19:1-2, 23-27
*In his book, Disappointment with God, Phillip Yancey tells this true story. ''Once a friend of mine went swimming in a large lake at dusk. As he was paddling at a leisurely pace about a hundred yards offshore, a freak evening fog rolled in across the water. Suddenly he could see nothing: no horizon, no landmarks, no objects or lights on shore. Because the fog diffused all light, he could not even make out the direction of the setting sun. For thirty minutes he splashed around in panic. He would start off in one direction, lose confidence, and turn ninety degrees to the right. Or left-it made no difference which way he turned. He could feel his heart racing uncontrollably. He would stop and float, trying to conserve energy, and force himself to breathe slower. Then he would blindly strike out again. At last he heard a faint voice calling from shore. He pointed his body toward the sounds and followed them to safety. Something like that sensation of utter lostness must have settled in on Job as he sat in the rubble and tried to comprehend what had happened. He too had lost all landmar ...
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