Bergfeld Church — February 28, 2021 Service

Welcome to Bergfeld Church for February 28, 2021.

Program:
Opening and devotional - Denis S
Singing - Jason D
Children's story - Bertha W
Message - Pastor James F - "The purpose of suffering" - Job 32-37
Closing song

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Sermon notes:

Job 32:1-9
Job 32:20-21
Job 33:8
Job 33:13-18
Job 33:19-30

“Jesus Christ is indeed a blessed interpreter. An interpreter must understand two languages. Our Lord Jesus understands the language of God. Whatever are the great truths of divine intelligence and infinite wisdom, too high and mysterious for us to comprehend or even to discern, Christ fully understands them all… Moreover, Jesus understands our language, for he is a man like ourselves, touched with a feeling of our infirmities, and smarting under our sicknesses. He can read whatever is in the heart of man, and so he can tell to God the language of man, and speak to man in the language of man what God would say to him.” (Spurgeon)

Job 34:5-9
Job 7:21
Elihu in chapter 34:10 says, God is too Holy of a God to be unjust or to do anything wrong.
“Far be it from God to do evil, from the almighty to do wrong.” He deals with people fairly we find in verses 11-12.

God is all powerful. We find in verses 13-14. 

God is almighty.

Without Him everything would fall apart and die. Verses 14-15.

13 Who appointed him over the earth? Who put him in charge of the whole world? 14 If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, 15 all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

God is just and fair-minded. Verses 16-18.

16 “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. 17 Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One? 18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’.

God is impartial. Verses 19-20.

19 “Who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? 20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.”

God is omniscient. Verses 21-22.

21 “His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step. 22 There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness, where evildoers can hide.”

God is the All knowing Judge, and judge of all. Verse 23.

23 God has no need to examine people further, that they should come before him for judgment.

God can do what He wants, without being held accountable to anyone …verse 24

24 Without inquiry he shatters the mighty and sets up others in their place.

God is sovereign. Verses 25-30…

25 “Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

26 He punishes them for their wickedness where everyone can see them, 27 because they turned from following him and had no regard for any of his ways. 28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy. 29 But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over individual and nation alike,

30to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.”

Job 37:24

Psalm 145:3