06) steadfastness
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Learning to be steadfast from Job.TRANSCRIPT
TheVictoryBelongs
to Jehovah
The Power of SteadfastnessLessons from Job
“Outlast”
“You have heard of the steadfastness of Job”
— James 5.11
What happenedto Job?
What can I learn from Job’s steadfastness?
What is steadfastness?
Patience,constancy,endurance
Courageousendurance
What can I learn from Job’s steadfastness?
1. Keep doing good.
1. Keep doing good.
Integrity
1. Keep doing good.
Integrity
Righteousness
1. Keep doing good.
Integrity
Righteousness
Doing GoodJob 29.11-25
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Lust
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Lust
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Deceit
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Deceit
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Injustice
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Injustice
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Rejoice atfall of enemy
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Rejoice atfall of enemy
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Hidinginiquity
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Hidinginiquity
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Abusing
Avoiding EvilJob 31
Abusing
2. Keep hoping.
Hopelessness...
“Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’”
— Job 3.3
A mediator
“For He is not a man, as I am, that I might answer Him, that we
should come to trial together.”— Job 9.32
Struggling for hope.
My Redeemer lives.
3. Remember God’s Purpose
Why me?
How did Job react?
“Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be
the name of the Lord.”— Job 1.21
“You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”
— Job 2.10
“He would pay attention to me.”
— Job 23.6
“But He knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come
out as gold.”— Job 23.10
“For He will complete what He appoints for me, and many such
things are in His mind.”— Job 23.14
“You have heard of the steadfastness of Job”
— James 5.11
“and you have see the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is
compassionate and merciful.”— James 5.11
“and you have see the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is
compassionate and merciful.”— James 5.11
Job’s Steadfastness
Job’s Steadfastness
Do Right
Job’s Steadfastness
Do Right Hope
Job’s Steadfastness
Do Right Hope Purpose of God
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various
kinds, . . .”— James 1.2
“for you know that the testing of your faith produces
steadfastness.”— James 1.3
“And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
— James 1.4
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various
kinds, . . .”— James 1.2
The Victory Belongs to the Lord
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The Power of SteadfastnessLessons from Job
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart19 October, 2008Las Cruces, NM
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Steadfastness (courageous endurance) is vital for God’s people if they want to grow in their faith. Job provides an inspiring example of steadfastness, and three helps to being steadfast: Do what is right; Hope; and Remember God’s purpose.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”