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Job 11-14 Psalm 73 Guest speaker Jesse Andreasen discusses "The Equation." "The Equation" says that obedience = blessing but disobedience=punishment.  Job's friends become his accusers rather than his comforters because they cannot get beyond this mindset.  Sadly, in more recent times, many Christians have continued to apply this equation to the afflictions of others and have misrepresented Jesus to a watching world.  This episode challenges us to beware of this equation mindset and proposes a different way of handling the suffering of others.

Job 8-10 This week we’ll consider Job’s friend Bildad.  He has no compassion—Job and his family have gotten what they deserve. Now if Job would only repent, all will be restored. This is not unlike ‘advice’ often given by Christians!  We need to to recognize that pat answers don’t help and aren’t compassionate when we don’t see the full picture.

Job 4-7 In this episode we consider the fact that sometimes the observations of others are more harmful than helpful. Sometimes words meant to comfort actually wound. Sometimes the observations and words of others can be true, but not applicable.

Job 1-3 This summer we will be  following a reading plan through the book of Job, accenting it on Sundays with a study from within the week’s reading.  A copy of the reading guide can be found at ccnh.org In this episode we will consider that struggles are not always the result of sin; there is a bigger picture unfolding.  Considering Job's story can help us to contextualize our own experiences of struggle and suffering.

Daniel  & Revelation We conclude our study of the literary styles of the bible with this often intimidating form.  Pastor Darin shows us where some of this style occurs and gives us some tips on how to sort through some of the confusing details in order to grasp the bigger picture.