The Jubilee Community Centre is a 44,000 square feet building in East Grinstead, bought and refurbished by the generosity of church members, which not only meets the needs of all church activities but also provides a modern and flexible resource for the local and business communities.
God’s Big Picture – Job & suffering Part 1
Job and the problem of suffering. Key texts: Job, Genesis 1-3, John 19, Isaiah 40
Key Points:
- Pain and Suffering are the realities of life
- Christians are not immune from the realities of life
- Responses to Job’s suffering:
o Accusatory –Job 1-2
o Dismissive – Job 2:9
o Formulaic – Job 3-37
o Worshipful – Job 1:20-21
o Honest – Job 3-37
- God’s response:
o Sovereign
o Incarnational
Application Questions:
- How do you cope with suffering and pain:
o In your life?
o In the life of those you love?
- How might we grow in compassionate presence?
Possible follow up material:
“The problem of Pain” C S Lewis
“Where is God when it hurts” Philip Yancey
“Fear no Evil” David Watson
Sermon Topics: Suffering