Suffering 101: The Story Of Job
Course Introduction & Expected Outcomes
Suffering has a way of pulling the deepest questions out of us—questions about God, justice, purpose, and pain. In Suffering 101: The Story of Job, we’re not looking for easy answers. We’re stepping into one of the most honest, complex, and sacred books in all of Scripture—a story where faith is tested, friends fall short, God speaks from a storm, and hope refuses to die.
This course is for anyone who’s ever asked, “Why me?” or “Where is God?” or “What do I do with pain that doesn’t make sense?” Through Job’s journey, we’ll explore what it means to lament without losing faith, to wrestle without walking away, and to worship when you’re still waiting for restoration.
By the end of this course, you will:
Understand the literary structure and theological purpose of the Book of Job
Learn to distinguish between retributive justice and redemptive suffering
Engage with biblical lament as a form of spiritual honesty and resilience
Reflect on God’s sovereignty through the imagery of creation, Behemoth, and Leviathan
Discover the role of friends, silence, and speech in the journey of suffering
Develop a richer, deeper, more honest faith that can withstand mystery
Walk away not with tidy answers—but with a clearer vision of the God who meets us in the whirlwind
This isn’t just a study about Job.
It’s about you.
And the God who is still speaking—sometimes through storms, always through grace.
-Pastor Jeremy
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Section 1: Chapters 1–7 Introduction; The Testing of the Righteous
Before Job suffers, heaven speaks. This session explores the cosmic setup behind Job’s pain—and invites us to wrestle with a God who allows suffering not to punish, but to reveal.
Before Job suffers, heaven speaks. This session explores the cosmic setup behind Job’s pain—and invites us to wrestle with a God who allows suffering not to punish, but to reveal.
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Section 2: Job’s suffering, & his first lament; When Words Run Out
Job breaks his silence not with doctrine—but with despair. This session helps us rediscover lament as sacred honesty, not spiritual failure.
Job breaks his silence not with doctrine—but with despair. This session helps us rediscover lament as sacred honesty, not spiritual failure.
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Section 3: Theme of Relationships; When Friends Speak
Comfort turns into correction, and theology becomes a weapon. This session explores what happens when truth is used without tenderness.
Comfort turns into correction, and theology becomes a weapon. This session explores what happens when truth is used without tenderness.
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Section 4: Job’s first cycle of debates with his friends; The Logic of Retribution
Job’s friends say he must be guilty. Job insists he’s not. This session dives into the fragile faith we build on formulas—and what happens when life breaks them.
Job’s friends say he must be guilty. Job insists he’s not. This session dives into the fragile faith we build on formulas—and what happens when life breaks them.
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Section 5: Job’s second cycle of debates; When Theology becomes Accusation
Accusations rise, but so does Job’s hope. Even in his pain, he cries out, “I know my Redeemer lives.” This session explores how bold faith can grow in wounded places.
Accusations rise, but so does Job’s hope. Even in his pain, he cries out, “I know my Redeemer lives.” This session explores how bold faith can grow in wounded places.
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Section 6: Job’s growing frustration; Where is God?
The wicked prosper. The righteous suffer. And Job asks the question we’ve all whispered: Where is God in all this?
The wicked prosper. The righteous suffer. And Job asks the question we’ve all whispered: Where is God in all this?
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Section 7: Job’s third cycle of debates; When Words Fail
The friends run out of things to say—but Job doesn’t. This session explores how suffering can strip away noise and open us to wisdom that begins in wonder.
The friends run out of things to say—but Job doesn’t. This session explores how suffering can strip away noise and open us to wisdom that begins in wonder.
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Section 8: Job’s final defense; Let the Record Show
Job lays out his life like a testimony—blameless, generous, faithful. This session honors the sacred act of holding your story before God when no one else sees you clearly.
Job lays out his life like a testimony—blameless, generous, faithful. This session honors the sacred act of holding your story before God when no one else sees you clearly.
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Section 9: Elihu’s Speeches part I; A New Voice Emerges
Elihu shows up with fire in his bones and a word on his heart. This session considers what it means when fresh voices speak into ancient pain.
Elihu shows up with fire in his bones and a word on his heart. This session considers what it means when fresh voices speak into ancient pain.
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Section 10: Elihu’s speeches part II; Majesty In The Storm
Before God speaks, Elihu points us upward—to the storm, the thunder, and the mystery. This session helps us shift from demanding answers to revering God’s greatness.
Before God speaks, Elihu points us upward—to the storm, the thunder, and the mystery. This session helps us shift from demanding answers to revering God’s greatness.
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Section 11: God speaks; Out Of The Whirlwind
God doesn’t explain—He reveals. This session takes us into the whirlwind, where Leviathan and Behemoth remind us that God rules not just peace, but chaos too.
God doesn’t explain—He reveals. This session takes us into the whirlwind, where Leviathan and Behemoth remind us that God rules not just peace, but chaos too.
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Section 12: Repentance & Restoration; I Had Heart, Now I See..
Job doesn’t get answers—he gets God. This final session is about repentance, restoration, and the kind of faith that still worships after the storm.
Job doesn’t get answers—he gets God. This final session is about repentance, restoration, and the kind of faith that still worships after the storm.
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