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Palm Sunday 2023: “Looking for a Community?” (Romans 12:3-13)

People are looking for identity and belonging in all the wrong places. Social media has made people more distant and isolated. Where can we find our true identity and belonging? We find them in Christ and his people. But a true Christian community is not found; it is built. What can we do to build […]

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 […]