For teenagers: how to cope when things go wrong. Worship God is what you should do.

1. When Things Go Wrong
A Study from the Book of Job

2. Christianity and the BIG
Questions
 What is Reality?
 What is Humanity?
 What is Right?
 What is Truth?
 Why does God allow Suffering?

3. When things go wrong ..
 Worship Him
 Look to God
 Reach out to hurting people
 Wait for God’s help

4. Worship Him!
There’s more than meets the eye
God sets the boundaries
Worship God

5. Focus
What’s the big idea?
 Life is filled with situations that challenge our trust in
God
Why does it matter?
 Hard times can draw us away from God
How do I live it?
 Worship God no matter what you are going
through

6. The Book of Job
Oldest Book in Bible
Author: Unknown
Job: Lived during or before Abraham

7. Memory Work and Drills!

8. Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not be dismayed, for I am your
God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous
right hand.

9. Psalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in
horses,
But we trust in the name of the Lord
our God.

10. Psalms 127:1
Unless the Lord builds the
house, the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the
city, the guards stand watch in
vain.

11. Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face shine upon
you and be gracious to you
The Lord turn His face toward you and
give you peace.

12. Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have
for you,” declares the
Lord, “plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans
to give you hope and a
future.”

13. Memory Work and Drills!
Isaiah 41:10
Psalms 20:7
Psalms 127:1
Numbers 6:24-26Jer 29:11
Psalms 23

14. Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1
Chronicles
2
Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastics
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekial
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
To churches
To individuals

15. Worship Him!
There’s more than meets the eye
God sets the boundaries
Worship God

16. 1. More than meets
the eye
Job 1:1-5 Shunned evil
Prayed for his family
Made sacrifices
Fearful of God
Loving
Devoted
Honourable

17. 1. More than meets
the eye
Job 1:6-11
Angels have to present themselves to God
Satan has access to heaven
A glimpse of the
throne room

18. Job 6:9-11
9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.
10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his
household and everything he has? You have
blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and
herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But now
stretch out your hand and strike everything he
has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
Satan’s two sided attack on God
1. Job loves God because he is blessed
2. God buys Job’s devotion by blessing him

19. Luke 10:17-20
17 The seventy-two returned with joy and
said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your
name.”
18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from
heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample
on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the
power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to
you, but rejoice that your names are written in
heaven.”

20. Worship Him!
There’s more than meets the eye
God sets the boundaries
Worship God

21. 2. God sets the
boundaries
Job 2:1-6

22. Job 2:6
6 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in
your hands; but you must spare his life.”
13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is
common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you
be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are
tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can
endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to
accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Genesis 50:20

23. Worship Him!
There’s more than meets the eye
God sets the boundaries
Worship God

24. Very Bad day
List down a
series of events
that would
comprise a
terrible day in
the life of a teen
or AF guy
5 minutes

25. Very Bad day
With each
event, write
down an
encouragement
and what good
can come out of
this event
5 minutes

26. Expressing your
sorrow
Vs 20 “At this, Job got up and tore
his robe and shaved his head…”
• Job was expressing intense sadness (he loved his
children)
• Expressing grief over the death of a loved one or
being upset over the loss of possessions doesn’t mean
we have no faith in God
• Do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no
hope(1 Thess 4: 13,14)

27. Worship God
Vs 20 “THEN, he fell to the ground
in worship”
• vs 21 Confessing that everything belongs to the Lord
(The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away).
• Vs 21 Praising God (may the name of the Lord be
praised)

28. Sacrifice of Praise
• Ps 116: 17 sacrifice a thanks offering to you
• Heb 13: 15 Continually offer to God a sacrifice of
Praise
• What is Sacrifice?
= something you give up, usually for the sake of a
better cause ??
= an act of slaughtering an animal or person or
surrendering a possession as an offering to God ?

29. Why Sacrifice of
Praise ?
• Because He is God
• Because He is awesome and deserves to be
worshipped by us
• Because He gave us life and He loves us
• Because we are made to worship Him
• Because it’s not just about us and our problems!