Recent Sermons

Difficult circumstances and conflict in our lives can leave us emotionally and physically drained. Not understanding why God is working in the way that he appears to be working can add stress to our situation. At times like these, we need to be careful with our words because of the impact that they have on others and the fact that God will judge us according to our words.

We cannot control the all of the circumstances in our lives, but we can control our response to those circumstances. Often, we struggle with our response because our focus is in the wrong place. Friends and family may fail us, but God will never fail us.

There is danger when we attempt to understand God based on our personal experiences. Job's three friends misinterpreted God and his manner of dealing with Job through the eyes of their own experience. Job struggles with why God has dealt with him so harshly. Are you struggling with the circumstances in your life because you fail to understand who God is and how he works?

Oh, that God would speak! In the midst of his speech to Job, Zophar utters the most important truth that any of Job's friends would speak. As we deal with suffering, the difficulties in our lives, and the circumstances that may be out of our control, we need God's perspective and God's wisdom.

God is always just. His ways are always perfect. So what do we do when things don't look that way to us? Unlike Bildad, we need to avoid making rash judgments about others. Unlike Job in this passage, we need to be careful not to question the way that God is working.