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Daniel Wallis

Weekly sermons from Cornerstone, North Gower, Ontario, Canada (knowgrowshow.ca)

  1. Jul 5

    05 July 2026 The "Worship on the Ground" Sermon | Job 1:18-22

    Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow 5th July 2026 | One Story That Leads To Jesus – The "Worship on the Ground" Sermon | Job 1:18-22 Discussion Starters Know K1. The Reality of the Hedge [Job 1:9-11] Satan suggests that Job only serves God because of the "hedge of protection" and blessings around him. If all the earthly comforts, security, and perks of your life were stripped away today, what would be left of your relationship with God? How does this challenge the underlying motives behind why we worship? Grow G1 The sermon connects the "blameless" path in Proverbs to Job being described as blameless and upright. Knowing that blameless does not mean completely sinless, but rather a person of integrity who consistently turns to God in both good times and bad, how does this change your view of what God expects from your character? G2 We see the term "The Satan" used as a title meaning "The Accuser" or "The Adversary"—acting almost like a prosecutor in a cosmic courtroom. How does recognizing that the enemy’s primary strategy is to accuse, question your motives, and point out your flaws change the way you guard your mind against discouragement? G3 Job responds to unimaginable tragedy by tearing his clothes, shaving his head, and falling to the ground in worship. If worship isn't just singing happy songs on a Sunday morning, but can also look like tears, grief, and total brokenness on a Tuesday afternoon, how does this expand your definition of what true worship looks like? G4 Job acknowledges that we enter and leave this world completely naked and dependent. We often build up our careers, finances, and material things like armor to hide our vulnerability. What does it look like practically to remind ourselves of our mortality ("Memento Mori") in a way that actually deepens our trust in God rather than sparking fear? G5 The book of Job famously avoids giving neat, tidy answers to why bad things happen to good people, showing that both the Accuser's malice and God's sovereign permission are at play. Why are we so desperate for quick fixes and simple platitudes when life gets messy, and how can we learn to rest in the mystery instead? G6 The sermon notes that while Proverbs gives us a beautiful framework for how the universe should work, books like Job and Lamentations give us vocabulary for when that framework completely breaks down. When you are going through a season where you have far more questions than answers, how comforting is it to know that God gives you permission to be silent, unfiltered, and deeply honest with Him? Show S1 When life gets overwhelming, it is incredibly difficult to just repeat the phrase "God is in control." How can you practice shifting your baseline focus this week toward "God loves me"—using the tangible reality of what Jesus suffered on earth as your ultimate proof when circumstances tell you otherwise?

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Weekly sermons from Cornerstone, North Gower, Ontario, Canada (knowgrowshow.ca)