Embracing Mystery: The Story of Job
Job 42:1-6 and Job 42:10-17
Nathan Nelson, Pastor of Missions and Outreach; nathann@churchbcc.org
Be Humbled
– Trust in the Creator
Be Reconciled
– Eyes to see the goodness of God
Be Restored
– Hope for the trajectory of our story in Christ
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Discussion Questions
Before questions, attempt to give the group a bit of a summary of the main points of the sermon and then choose a few questions that fit your group’s needs and style. We don’t intend for you to use all of these. Three to five questions may be a good number.
Begin by reading Job 42:1-6 and Job 42:10-17 aloud, taking turns reading the passages.
How has the Job series challenged your assumptions about suffering in the Christian life?
When Job’s suffering came, his friends assumed that he must have some sin in his life to repent of. Have you ever experienced suffering where those in your life tried to find an easy answer to it, rather than sit with you in it? Have you ever been the friend that tries to come up with the easy answers rather than sitting with your friend?
Is there an area of your life where you might need to acknowledge that God has a view of the situation that you don’t?
Do you ever struggle to believe in the goodness of God in the midst of your suffering?
Where might God be calling you to reconciliation in a current relationship, whether in forgiving or asking for forgiveness?
Where have you been noticing the goodness of God, even in the midst of difficulty?
Might God be calling you to examine areas where you’ve been digging your heels in on your own “rightness” and others’ “wrongness?”
Oftentimes when we talk about the goodness of God, we announce “God is good!” following an announcement of getting something we’d been desiring. Can you envision a scenario where you might announce “God is good!” following a time of sharing your suffering with others?