Ash, Christopher

Jensen introduces Ash. Ash looks at how the prosperity gospel changes into a therapeutic gospel of feeling good about ourselves. He looks at how Job addresses this. Over the series he looks at different sections, trying to focus on the material that are never preached on. Ash looks at excerpts from chapters 1 and 2 to explore the issues facing Job. He looks at the discussion between God and Satan. Ash looks at the necessity of the challenge posed by Satan to see the glory of God. Ash gives two implications for the audience. Sermon given at College Chapel---28/08/2012

Ash expounds Job 27 and 28, explaining from the beginning that this is an unusual place to end, because he wants to look at the passages that are not normally preached. Ash looks at where chapters 27 and 28 fit within the book. He explains the main point as 'it is really dangerous to oppose the one whom God has justified'. Sermon given at College Chapel---31/08/2012

Ash speaks on Job 4-5. He looks at the theology of Job's friends. 1. God is sovereign 2. God is just and good 3. They deduced from that, that God rewards virtue and punishes wickedness, pretty soon and in this life 4. They deduce that if someone is experiencing suffering, it must mean that God is judging me, and I must have sinned 5. If I am rich and wealthy and happy, then I must have done something good.

Ash speaks on Job 9-10. He explores God's critique of Job's friends, especially when his friends say a lot of things that are true. 1. It is possible to be both wrong and right at the same time - Job's perception and Job's heart (9:1-4) 2. Job's big problem - God's sovereignty seems to be unjust 3. Job's grief and his understanding that his suffering is an anticipation of God's judgement 4. Job's longing for a mediator 5. Four questions in chapter 10: a) Why are you against me? b) Why does it please you to oppress me? c) Why do you watch me? d) Why did you create me?