I. Abraham’s Background - Genesis 11:27-32
II. The Call of Abraham - Genesis 12:1-3
III. But I Don’t Have a Perfect Faith-
Genesis12:10
IV. A Challenge
I. The book of Job - Its Background
II. The Story of Job
A. What was this man - Job 1:1-8
B. The first behind the scenes encounter in heaven - Job 1:6-12
C. The flood of tragedies begin - Job 1:13-22
D. The accusations of his friends and the defense by Job -
Job 3-37
III. So, why is there suffering in the world?
A. Suffering refines our faith - 1 Peter 1:5-7
B. Suffering grows us toward maturity - James 1:2-4
C. Suffering may allow us the opportunity to display the work
of God - John 9:1-3
D. Suffering is a tool God uses to help us to conform to the
image of His Son - Romans 8:28-29
E. Suffering produces within us perseverance and character
- Romans 5:3-5
IV. A Challenge
I. The Tower of Babel- Genesis 11:1-9
A. An act of disobedience - Genesis 11:1-2
B. A leader of this rebellion - Nimrod -
Genesis 10:8-12
C. The act of rebellion - Genesis 11:3-4
D. God’s intervention - Genesis 11:5-8
II. The Table of Nations - Genesis 10
III. A Challenge
I. Two Fathers
II. The History of Manasseh - 2 Chronicles 33
III. This History of Josiah - 2 Chronicles 34
IV. We Reap What We Sow
V. The Turn Around Generation
VI. Never Too Late
I. Time Before the Flood - Genesis 6:1-8
II. Noah’s Story - Genesis 6:8-9:28
A. The Prologue to the Story
B. The Story Told
C. The Epilogue to Noah’s Story
III. A Challenge from Noah