The Lord resists the proud...

"Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. Humiliate the proud with a glance;
 walk on the wicked where they stand" Job 40:11-12

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"If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ
 and to godly teaching, they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy
 interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious
talk, evil suspicions." 1 Timothy 5:3-4

"But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey
your commands." Nehemiah 9:16

"Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will
live by his faith. Furthermore, wine betrays the haughty man, so that he does not stay
at home. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied.
He also gathers to himself all nations And collects to
himself all peoples." Habakkuk 2:4-5

"He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; he has scattered those who are
proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
but has exalted the humble." Luke 1:51-52

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Tempting...

"I have made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a young woman?" Job 31:1

Description of Clip Art: Adam, Eve and Mr. Snake, the devil, serves up the fruit of knowledge..., Becoming aware of good and evil by altering DNA, temptation in the garden of Eden, the divide between human kind and the rest of the animals of Earth and God, Eve offers Adam forbidden fruit and causes division and distrust in the garden of Eden, Eve is deceived and Adam falls with his eyes open, The ancient story about cause and effect...

"How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word." Psalm 119:9

"Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths." Proverbs 7:25

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The Hope of Israel . . .

"Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake,
these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and
everlasting contempt. Those who have insight will shine brightly
 like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead
 the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever."
 Daniel 12:2,3

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Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,
"Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out
 of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land
of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have
opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up
out of your graves" Ezekiel 37:12,13

"But those who die in the LORD will live; their bodies will rise again!
 Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy!
 For your life-giving light will fall like dew on your people in the place
of the dead! Isaiah 26:19

"I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
 I myself will see him with my own eyes--I, and not another.
 How my heart yearns within me!" Job 19: 25-27

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The Choir In Wine

"Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry?
 Let him sing psalms" James 5:13

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"When the morning stars sang together, and all
the sons of God shouted for joy?" Job 38:7

"Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands." Psalms 100:1

"Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song,
and his praise in the congregation of saints." Psalms 149:1

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Job's Lament

Description of the illustration:  job grieves with his friends, black and white drawings by kathy grimm, drawn from West African sculptures carved by Cornelio and Gabriel

"Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great." Job 2:13 (NASB)

• Job's First Lament

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"Job's Lament" sung by Don Francisco

Scriptures about false witness or testimony...

"If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you." 1 Peter 4:14 and "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." Matthew 5:11

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"And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Deuteronomy 5:20 and "So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty. Malachi 3:5

"How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood." Job 21:34 and "...then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment," 2 Peter 2:9

"With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered." Proverbs 11:9 and "...until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." Ephesians 4:13

"For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit." Psalm 35:20 and "Their tongue is a deadly arrow; It speaks deceit; With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor, But inwardly he sets an ambush for him." Jeremiah 9:8

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Scriptures About Hoarding...

"Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land, saying, "When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?"skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat. The LORD has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: "I will never forget anything they have done." Amos 8: 4-7

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"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it." Proverbs 3:27 and "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith." Galatians 6:10

"he who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it." Proverbs 11:26 and "The blessing of him that was ready to perish came on me: and I caused the widows' hearts to sing for joy." Job 29: 13

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal." Matthew 6:19 and "And having food and raiment let us be therewith content..." 1 Timothy 6:8-10 and 17

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Scriptures with a green flower...

"Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our
feelings, and he knows everything." 1 John 3:20 (NLT)

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"I was blinded by the intense light and had to be led by
the hand to Damascus by my companions." Acts 22:11 (NLT)

"I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my eye sees You..." Job 42:5 (NASB)

"Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve
my life according to your word." Psalm 119:37 (NIV)

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Jesus, The Light of Men

"For so the Lord has commanded us, "I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT
 FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO
 THE END OF THE EARTH." Acts 13:47

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"Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory
of the LORD has risen upon you." Isaiah 60:1

"Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness,
 but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light."
 Ephesians 5:7-8

"Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
 They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths."
 Job 24: 13

Job 2:9

 

Description of Illustration: white  text, "Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou retain thine integrity? Curse God and die." Job 2:9 King James Bible, color illustration by Mary Tongue, one figure collapsed against another, wife giving up and weeping for husband to die, Job feels the despair of his wife, wife is both angry and frightened by their loss, Job's wife blames, small tree, distant tent

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The Book of Job

 

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Job 1:21

Description of Illustration: white  text, "And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return theither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD " Job 1:21 King James Bible, color illustration by Mary Tongue, night fall, landscape, dark and lonely figure

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 "Blessed be your name..." sung by Newsboys

Job 1:14

Description of Illustration:  black  text, "And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:" Job 1:14 King James Bible, messenger, kneeling, landscape, color illustration by Mary Tongue

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Job 1:5

Description of Illustration: white text "And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all..." Job 1:5, color illustration by Mary Tongue, offerings, figures, landscape, fire, smoke

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The Discussion

The young and the old both take good council from God.

"Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?" Job 12:12

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God's Good Wisdom:

• Two Kinds of Wisdom by Rev. Derek Bouma
• Christ - The Power and Wisdom of God

In His Ressurection There Is Hope!

1 Cor. 15: 54-58 text

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       "After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; and angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid that they trembled and became like dead men. 

       The angel spoke to the women. "You must not be afraid," he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has been raised, just as he said. Come here and see the place where he was lying. God quickly, now, and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from death, and now he is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!' Remember what I have told you."

       So they left the tomb in a hurry, afraid and yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

       Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Peace be with you." They came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. "Do not be afraid," Jesus said to them. "Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me." Matthew 28:1-10 (Good News Bible)

Job 17:15,16 paired with Numbers 23:19

Jonah 2:6 paired with Luke 12:11

Psalm 3: 2-6

1 Kings 19:3 paired with John 16:33

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God is Generous to His People

"You shall multiply the nation, you shall increase their gladness; they will be glad
in your presence as with the gladness of harvest. As men rejoice when they
divide the spoil." Isaiah 9:3 (NASB)

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"The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest." James 1:17

"Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness
by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; in he
provides you with plenty of food and fills your hears with joy. Even
with these words they had difficulty keeping the crowd from
sacrificing to them." Act 14: 17-18 (NIV)

"He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations,
and disperses them." Job 12:23 (NIV)

"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the
earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the
boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him
and find him, though he is not far from any one of us."
 Acts 17:26, 27 (NIV)

For your encouragement. Come and rest dear visitor.

http://thecrossing.cfcchayward.org presents a 

Sunday morning sermon by Pastor Joshua Lee

 on Acts 14:24-28 as a part of sermon series titled,

 "ACTSELERATE"