Cornerstone Church – Page 37 – Cornerstone Church of Silicon Valley- CCSV

March 26: “Job & Jesus: Persevering in Faith” (Hebrews 11:39-12:3)

There are several things Job has in common with Jesus. I want to highlight two things: First, both Job and Jesus were used by God to defeat Satan. Second, both Job and Jesus endured their suffering with faith. In our own suffering, we can consider a cloud of witnesses like Job and the perfecter of […]

March 19: “Job’s Restoration” (Job 42)

Job’s story has a happy ending. God restored Job’s health and wealth. God blessed him with 10 more children. But Job’s story is much more than Hollywood’s feel-good story. There are two things we need to pay attention to. First, before Job’s restoration, Job had to forgive his friends. Forgiveness leads to restoration. Second, the […]

March 12: “Meeting God in Suffering” (Job 40:1-14, 42:1-6)

Finally, God appears and speaks. God’s speech doesn’t seem to answer Job’s question, and yet Job is satisfied with it. Why? First, the fact that God spoke to Job at all showed that Job’s relationship with God was intact. Being in God’s presence was enough. God is the answer to all of Job’s questions. Second, […]

March 5: “A New Perspective on Suffering” (Job 36:5-15)

When Job’s friends stop answering Job, a new character called Elihu gives a long speech. What does Elihu contribute to their discussion? Though he is younger, he provides a new perspective on Job’s suffering. Elihu thinks that God allows suffering for the righteous not to punish them but to deliver them from destruction. God speaks […]

February 26: “Job & His Friends: Wrestling with Suffering” (Job 16:9-21 & 19:23-27)

Three of Job’s friends come to comfort Job in his suffering. But all three of them think that Job is suffering because of his sin. Their reasoning is simple: God sends calamities upon the wicked only. You have suffered calamity, therefore you must be wicked. But Job insists upon his innocence. As he talks with […]