Jodie McNeill One of the outcomes of industrialisation and globalisation is that we tend to be sheltered from the impact of success and failure on the land. Whether it’s a time of peak or trough, we don’t feel the full impact of the success and failure of our primary industries, because we buy most things through supermarkets with global … Read more
Job: Mythbusting Reality 15: Mythbusting Goodness Job chapters 35 to 37 ✦ Jodie McNeill Being good, for goodness sake 1. God’s goodness is not influenced by us (35:1-16) God is _________ (v1-8) God doesn’t _________________ to us (v9-16) 2. God’s goodness is seen in his tough love (36:1-25) God _______________ for his people (v1-7) God … Read more
Have you ever stopped to think about what you get out of church? After all, we encourage people to carefully evaluate whether their investment of time or money or emotions is returning a good dividend. So, if you had a membership with an organisation that didn’t give you sufficient benefits, then you might decide to leave and … Read more
Job: Mythbusting Reality 14: Mythbusting Revelation Job chapters 32 to 34 ✦ Jodie McNeill Hearing God’s voice 1. God’s revelation is vital (chapter 32) We are introduced to _______________ Elihu (v1-5) Elihu describes himself as a _______________ (v6-10) Elihu highlights the failed ______________ of the friends (v11-16) Elihu shows the _______________ of the word of … Read more
If I knew with certainty what would happen to you in the next week, then this would put me in a position of great power and authority over your life. The ability to tell the future is something that many people claim to possess, but clearly are unable to reliably demonstrate. If they could, then they’d … Read more
Job: Mythbusting Reality 13: Mythbusting Dignity Job chapters 29 to 31 ✦ Jodie McNeill Our desire for dignity 1. Job reflects on his past dignity (chapter 29) Job longs for God’s ____________________ not his material blessings Job longs for the __________________ he once commanded Job longed for the _________________ of his earlier days 2. Job … Read more
Ever since the Cold War, people have described the President of the United States of America as the ‘leader of the Free World.’ It’s quite an awesome title to print on your business card. And unless you’ve been blissfully enjoying a prolonged media blackout, you would know that this position has become vacant, and the successful candidate will … Read more
Job: Mythbusting Reality 12: Mythbusting Apologetics Job chapters 27 to 28 ✦ Jodie McNeill A fight for the faith 1. We defend the faith because God is for us (chapter 27 verses 1 to 6) Job declares an oath of ____________ Job knows he is _____________________ 2. We defend the faith because judgement is coming … Read more
Job: Mythbusting Reality 11: Mythbusting Religion Job chapters 25 to 26 ✦ Jodie McNeill High anxiety Bildad’s worldview shows the failure of religion (chapter 25) He acknowledges the _________________ of God. He claims it’s _________________________ to be righteous. Job’s worldview shows that God does extraordinary things (chapter 26) Job shows the _________________ of their worldview. … Read more
It’s been said that owning your own home is the great Australian dream. After all, people say it feels good to know they’ve got the stability and security of having full control of the roof over their head. Yet it’s increasingly hard to afford a home, and even when a person does, there’s no guarantee that it will deliver the … Read more