Job – Understanding How God Trains His Children
Examines how God works in us to train us to be His children. Focuses on our need to develop a personal, trusting relationship with God and the practical lessons we can implement.
Classes
Class 1: Accepting Good and Bad from God's Hand
The class explores the book of Job, focusing on how God uses suffering to train and perfect his children. It emphasizes the importance of trusting God and understanding that suffering can be part of God's plan to develop faith and righteousness.
Passages: Job 1:15-19, Job 3:25, Jeremiah 20:14-18
Class 2: Learning to be Effective Comforters
The class explores Job's development through his interactions with his three friends, emphasizing the importance of effective comfort and understanding in times of suffering. It highlights Job's journey from despair to trust in God's training and discipline.
Passages: Job 29, Job 6, Job 16, Job 19, Job 31
Class 3: Elihu’s new Approach
The class explores Job's suffering and his interactions with his friends, emphasizing Job's evolving understanding of God's justice and his own limitations. It highlights the importance of God's training and discipline in personal development, drawing parallels to parenting and ecclesial life.
Passages: Job 19, Job 23, Isaiah 53:5
Class 4: God is Working to Save His Whole Family
The class explores God's interaction with Job, emphasizing how God uses natural and spiritual challenges to teach Job humility and trust. It highlights God's wisdom and control over creation, illustrating His plan to save Job and the ecclesia.
Passages: Job 37:1-7, Job 38:1-38, Job 39:1-42
Class 5: Suffering for the Sake of Others
The class explores the theme of suffering for the sake of others through the story of Job, emphasizing that God uses trials to train and discipline his children. It highlights the importance of praying for others and trusting God's ways, drawing parallels to Jesus Christ's suffering.
Passages: Job 42, Psalm 16, James 5:14-16