Sunday Bible Study at Calvary Chapel Fort Walton Beach

Job 20:1-29 “What’s Wrong with Zophar’s Speech…”

Pastor Andy looks at Job chapter 20, where God later declares that Zophar "did not speak what was right" about Him and dissects the speech line by line to identify what went wrong. Zophar's accusation (that Job's suffering proves he is wicked and hypocritical) reflects a one-dimensional theology that sees God only as a transcendent judge and has no category for the test of faith. The truth from Exodus 34 is that God introduced himself to Moses as merciful, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in goodness, forgiving, but not without justice. Both dimensions are true. The fullest expression of this complete picture is Jesus, who is the exact image of the invisible God. Pastor Andy draws two takeaways: First, get your theology right because a wrong view of God leads to mistreating people. Second, get your view of self right, standing in the truth that you have been crucified with Christ, are a new creation, and can answer every accusation of the enemy from that unshakeable foundation. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Job 20:1-29 Job 42:7 Job 19:23-26 ("I know my redeemer lives") Job 6:4, 7:20 Psalm 7:11 (God is a just judge, angry with the wicked every day) Ezekiel 18:23, 33:11 Exodus 34:6-7 (God's self-declaration to Moses) Colossians 1:15, 2:9 (Jesus is the image of the invisible God, fullness of God) Romans 1:18-21 (wickedness suppresses the truth about God) Galatians 2:20 (I have been crucified with Christ) 1 John 1:9 (if we confess, he is faithful and just to forgive) 2 Corinthians 5:17 (new creation in Christ) James 1:2-4 (count it all joy, testing of faith produces patience) 1 Peter 4:12-13 (do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial) TOPICS AND KEYWORDS: Zophar's second and last speech in Job God declaring Job's friends did not speak correctly about Him Hebrew poetry and the rhyming of ideas One-dimensional theology / God as judge only The difference between God's transcendence and His immanence Exodus 34 — God's full self-declaration to Moses Jesus as the exact image and fullness of God No category for the test of faith Wickedness suppresses the truth about God Wrong view of God leads to mistreating people God is not closer to Allah or Santa Claus — He's Jesus Right view of self, standing in who you are in Christ The enemy's accusations during trials I have been crucified with Christ, no longer I who live New creation, the old is gone Patience as the only path to maturity Merciful, gracious, slow to anger

Job 19:23-27 “Engraved Words…”

Pastor Andy examines Job 19:23-27, calling it perhaps the most important passage in the entire book as Job arrives at a thunderous revelation born out of suffering. "I know that my redeemer lives, and after my skin is destroyed, in my flesh I shall see God." Tracing the progression of Job's thought from, "If a man dies, shall he live again?" to crying out for a mediator to this declaration of resurrection, Pastor Andy says that Job's logic is driven by justice. The only way for the injustices of this world to be made right is for there to be a redeemer, a resurrection, and a God who sets things straight. Jesus answered every one of Job's cries in John 11 and in the Beatitudes, where he people-watches a crowd of the poor in spirit, the mourning, and the meek. He says, "I'm coming to make this right." Stop fighting for your own claim and release every injustice to Jesus Christ, trusting that vengeance is his and justice is coming. This frees us to forgive, as illustrated by Corrie ten Boom. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Job 19:23-27 Job 14:14 Job 16:21 John 11:21-26 (Martha and Jesus) Matthew 5:3-9 (Sermon on the Mount — the Beatitudes) 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (one mediator between God and man, Christ Jesus) Hebrews 9:15 (Jesus the mediator of the new covenant) Romans 12:19 TOPICS AND KEYWORDS: Job 19:23-27 — the great revelation of resurrection and redemption The progression of Job's thought across three key chapters Injustice in the world, children suffering, slavery, loss Justice demanding a cosmic answer Resurrection logic, the only way justice can be served Jesus as the answer to everything Job cried out for "I am the resurrection and the life" — John 11 The Beatitudes as Jesus's declaration of coming justice Physical death vs. spiritual death in Scripture Jesus as mediator of the new covenant Releasing your claim to Jesus instead of fighting for yourself Trusting Jesus not just with eternity but with today Forgiveness as the fruit of trusting the Redeemer Corrie ten Boom, forgiving the Nazi guard Justice is coming, which side will you be on?

Job 9 "There Is No Mediator Between Us and God" (ft. Guest Speaker Curt Obrigewitch)

Guest speaker Curt Obrigewitch joins us for Mother's Day! Curt is taking a look at Job 9 where his deepest problem was not his physical pain — it was that God felt completely distant and Job had no way to bridge the gap. As Job wrestles with God's overwhelming power, the confusing silence, and his own sense of total separation, he cries out for something he can barely name. "There is no mediator between us to lay his hand on both of us." Centuries later, Jesus became that exact mediator. Curt clarifies that we don't have a sin problem we can fix. We have a sin problem we need to be rescued from, and Jesus stepped down into the muck of our lives to pull us out. The application is threefold: be honest with God, don't confuse His silence with His absence, and lean into Jesus rather than pulling back. By the end of Job, the greatest restoration wasn't his wealth or his family — it was relational, as Job declared, "My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you." SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Job 9:1-35 Job 9:33 Job 42:5 (referenced — "my ears have heard you, but now my eyes have seen you") Job 3 (referenced — Job wishes he'd never been born) 1 Timothy 2:5 (one mediator between God and mankind, Jesus Christ) Psalm 39:23 (search me, God, and know my heart) Psalm 40:1 (referenced — I waited patiently for the Lord) 1 Peter 5:6-7 (humble yourselves, casting all your cares on him) Ephesians 3:10 (referenced — manifold wisdom of God to principalities and powers) TOPICS AND KEYWORDS: Job Chapter 9 — God's power, silence, and separation Faith that survives when trials stretch on God feeling distant versus God being absent Job's friends making everything worse The courtroom language of Job How can I stand before God? Job crying out for a mediator he couldn't see coming The gap between a holy God and broken humanity Jesus as the answer to Job's deepest cry We don't have a sin problem we can fix, we need rescue Don't confuse silence with absence Pressing in instead of pulling back during trials Suffering as a tool God uses to shape and position us The cross as the bridge that tears down separation Restoration at the end of Job, greatest change was relational Feelings are not the measure of God's presence

Job 1-2 "Trust the Lord, No Matter the Circumstances"

Pastor Andy walks through Job chapters 1 and 2, introducing this ancient wisdom story as a profound examination of faith, suffering, and the cosmic order. Job is blameless, upright, and blessed in every way... until Satan appears before God and makes his accusation: Job only worships God because God blesses him. Cut off the supply and he will curse God to his face. Pastor Andy shows that this test is not really about materials things. It's about faith and the same test applies to every believer. Job's first response to catastrophic loss is worship, revealing what dominates a person's heart. We also have something Job did not—Jesus as our advocate at the right hand of the Father and the ability to stand in grace rather than our own righteousness. Trials are still part of the Christian life. They produce maturity and displaying the manifold wisdom of God to the heavenly realms. The big takeaway is simple: trust the Lord no matter the circumstances and establish a daily rhythm of worship and blessing God as the foundation of life. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Job 1:1-22 Job 2:1-10 Psalm 82 (divine council) Genesis 6 (the Nephilim and sons of God) Ephesians 3:10 (manifold wisdom of God made known to principalities and powers) Ephesians 6:10-12 (we do not wrestle against flesh and blood) 1 Peter 5:8 (Satan walks about as a roaring lion) 1 Peter 1:6-7 (genuineness of faith tested by fire, more precious than gold) 1 John 2:1-2 (Jesus our advocate, propitiation for our sins) James 1:2-4 (trials produce patience and maturity) 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 (Paul's thorn in the flesh — my grace is sufficient) TOPICS AND KEYWORDS: Job as ancient wisdom literature, written in Solomon's era Job as a historical person referenced throughout Scripture The composite portrait of Job's righteousness The divine council and the sons of God Satan's limitations, not equal to or opposite of God Satan's accusation: Job only worships God for the blessings The cosmic story being written through believers Job's first response to catastrophic loss: worship Training our hearts to worship no matter what We have a different relationship with God than Job, we stand in grace Jesus as our advocate before the Father Pain as the fastest way to truth Trials produce maturity and patience The manifold wisdom of God displayed in the heavenly realms through us Moving from simple transactional faith to mature faith in who God is Trust the Lord no matter the circumstances

Esther 4:15-17 “A Picture of Godly Submission…”

Pastor Andy reads Esther 4:15-17 alongside 1 Peter 2-3, showing how Esther's life is a beautiful picture of godly submission. Up to this point, life simply happened to Esther. She made no decisions and had no agency. But when she chose to submit actively and declare, "If I perish, I perish," everything changed. Laying 1 Peter 2-3 over her story, Pastor Andy reveals four things submission does: it gives agency and is the way out of being a victim, it requires courage and faith in God's justice, it sparks creativity, and it opens the door for God's grace. Most importantly, Esther is a glimmer of Jesus, meaning an example of self-sacrificing love, suffering unjustly without reviling in return, committing oneself to the Lord who judges righteously, and by doing so, opening up the choice for every person to live for righteousness. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Esther 4:15-16 1 Peter 2:13-25 (submit to every ordinance of man; Christ's example of unjust suffering) 1 Peter 3:1-7 Isaiah 53 1 Samuel 25 (Abigail and Nabal) 1 Samuel 18-19 (David and Saul) Matthew 10:39 / Luke 9:24 1 John 1:9 TOPICS AND KEYWORDS: Esther as a picture of godly submission Submission gives agency, the way out of being a victim Submission takes courage and faith Submission sparks creativity Submission opens the door for grace Esther as a picture of Jesus, self-sacrificing love 1 Peter 2-3 — practical instructions for Christians under authority Unjust suffering and the grace it introduces Christ's example of suffering without reviling in return Marriage and mutual submission Husbands: dwelling with understanding, giving honor Trusting God as the just judge Communion and what Jesus did for us The choice to live for righteousness — opened by Christ's sacrifice