Home
Events | Notices | Blogs
Newest Audio | Video | Clips
Broadcasters
Church Finder
Live Webcasts
Sermons by Bible
Sermons by Category
Sermons by Topic
Sermons by Speaker
Sermons by Date
Our Picks
Comments
Online Bible
Daily Reading

Steve Bradley | Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Contact Info | Edit
•  Email  |  Web
www.providencerpchurch.com
•  Facebook
PHONE
412-401-2424
ADDRESS
Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church
219 Ewing Road
Carnegie, PA 15106
Podcast + Codes
SERMONS EMBED | Info
Mobile Apps | Info
•  ROKU TV
•  Apple TV
•  Chromecast
Enjoy sermons from this broadcaster
on a variety of mobile devices.
MyChurch: providencerpc | Set
MyChurch Code#: 11955


Speaker:
C. J. Williams
315 sermons
MP3 Downloads:
470+

A Grief Observed
Series:  Job  · 3 of 20
8/22/2004 (SUN)
  |  Bible: Job 2
ID
        SUNDAY - AM
Play Audio!
   ... stream | download | podcast | enjoy ...


Play Audio! 43:14 min.


Download MP3  (5.2MB)

Easy Link:
iPhone + iPad Android
Favorites-To-Go!  tag this sermon. listen on-the-go.

SERMON INFO
We don't have to suffer like Job to learn what he learned. Observing Job's grief can equip us to respond in faith to the providence of God, whether it is good or hard.

The Test Continues (v.1-8)
Satan’s contention is that faith is self-interested and conditional; so far he has been proven wrong. In this chapter, Satan’s contention is taken to a new level with another perceptive accusation – that physical suffering is often the last straw under which “faith” collapses. It is frequently true that “all that a man has he will give for his life.”
When Job’s affliction comes we find him scraping his sores with a potsherd, which is a therapy that sounds as bad as the disease. We can reflect on how the case of Job leads the believer to respond to affliction with much more than medical management.
The text continues to make it clear that whatever happens is by God’s appointment (v.3), and that Satan’s will is subsumed under God’s (v.6).

Job’s Wife and Friends (v.9-13)
Satan’s suggestions can come even through those who are dearest to us (v.9). The lesson is not that nobody is trustworthy, rather, the lesson is to measure all things by the Word of God.
In Job's response to his wife, it is obvious that his trials did not blind him to his blessings. He confesses that all things are from God and therefore they are to be received in faith with patience.
Job will learn the value of faithful friends - as well as their limitations.
SERIES 3 OF 20
Job | rss | more
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
C. J. Williams
A Grief Observed

Job
Sunday - AM
Providence Reformed Presb.
Play! | MP3 | RSS
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
C. J. Williams
A Grief Observed

Job
Providence Reformed Presb.
Play! | MP3
Sermons preached around the same date | more


  If you were blessed by this message, please email the broadcaster | add a comment ...
More user comments by  this speaker | this broadcaster
   I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice • 2/26/2023 | 1 post
   Josiah's Reforms • 11/8/2009 | 1 post
   The Obedience of Christ • 11/28/2004 | 1 post
   Refined by Affliction • 2/20/2005 | 1 post
  C. J. Williams
Listen to more sermons by this speaker | more
   As the Deer Pants for Water • 5/8/2005 | 4,000+ downloads
   Christian Manliness • 6/26/2005 | 1,200+ downloads
   From Sorrow to Joy, Prayer • 4/3/2005 | 700+ downloads
   Yet Will I Trust Him • 10/24/2004 | 500+ downloads


SA UPDATES NEWSLETTER Sign up for a weekly dose of personal thoughts along with interesting content updates. Sign Up
FOLLOW US
This Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America MINI site is powered by SermonAudio.com. The Host Broadcaster for this site is Reformed Presbyterian Church
Email: info@sermonaudio.com  |  MINI Sites  |  Mobile Apps  |  Our Services  |  Copyright © 2024 SermonAudio.