When Things Go WrongA Study from the Book of Job

When things go wrong ..Worship Him

Look to God

Reach out to hurting people

Wait for God’s help

Look to God

Things will go wrong in life

Many will offer advice

Prayer should be your first reaction

Focus

What’s the big idea?Everyone goes through hard times

Why does it matter?Look to God otherwise you will despair

How do I live it?Trust God no matter how hard

The Book of Job

Oldest Book in Bible

Author: UnknownJob: Lived during or before Abraham

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Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you;Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Psalms 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, But we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalms 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house,    the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,    the guards stand watch in vain.

Numbers 6:24-26The Lord bless you and keep you

The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Jeremiah 29:11

 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

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Isaiah 41:10

Psalms 20:7

Psalms 127:1

Numbers 6:24-26Jer 29:11

Psalms 23

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Look to God

Things will go wrong in life

Many will offer advice

Prayer should be your first reaction

In life things will go wrong

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Job 14:1-2“Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble.They spring up like flowers and wither away; like fleeting shadows, they do not endure”

John 16:33“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Jesus said there WILL be trouble, but He has overcome!

Look to God

Things will go wrong in life

Many will offer advice

Prayer should be your first reaction

Whose’s Advice?

Quotes1) Whom God would use greatly He will hurt deeply

2) Truly You are a God who hides Himself

3) Live every day as if it were your last

4) He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose

5) There are many who preach Christ, but not so many who live Christ.  My great aim will be to live Christ

6) If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever."

7) They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard have I not kept

8) God help those who helped themselves

Which of these advices are truly from God’s Word?

WHOSE’S ADVICE? Quotes Source

Whom God would use greatly He will hurt deeply

A. W. Tozer

Truly You are a God who hides Himself Isaiah 45:15

Live every day as if it were your last Marcus Aurelius 

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose

Jim Elliot

There are many who preach Christ, but not so many who live Christ. 

C. Chapman

If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever."

1 Chronicles 28:9

They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard have I not kept

Song of Solomon 1:6

God help those who helped themselves unknown

Some Friends you have!Read what each of these friends advised and counter them from God’s word.

• Job 4: 7-9 Eliphaz

• Job 8: 3-4 Bildad & Zophar

• Job 11:13-15 Bildad & Zophar

• Job 35:12-16 Elihu

EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION• Job 4: 7-9 Only Sinful people have problems

• Job 8: 3-4 Bad things happen because you’re sinning

• Job 11:13-15 Your problems will end if you stop sinning

• Job 35:12-16 Why should God listen to you, anyway?

EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION• Job 4: 7-9 Only Sinful people have problems

Rom 8: 28 In all things God works for the good of those who love him

• Job 8: 3-4 Bad things happen because you’re sinning Rom 8: 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life …nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION• Job 11:13-15 Your problems will end if you stop

sinning1 John 1: 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness

• Job 35:12-16 Why should God listen to you, anyway? Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry

Look to God

Things will go wrong in life

Many will offer advice

Prayer should be your first reaction

Heb 4:16Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need

Look to God

If you are looking for God when you are in trouble, you are already too late!

Enter into God’s Presence

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