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Gloriousruin-Samplepdf.Pdf LifeWay Press® 1 Nashville, Tennessee PRODUCTION TEAM ISBN: 9781415877920 Writer: Item: 005558784 Mike Mack Editorial Project Leader: Dewey Decimal Brian Daniel Classification Number: 152.1 Art Director & Designer: Subject Heading: SUFFERING \ PAIN \ JOY Heather Wetherington AND SORROW Content Editor: Brian Gass Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture Production Editor: quotations are taken from the Holman Megan Hamby Christian Standard Bible®, copyright © Video Director: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Holman Bible Kyle Lollis Publishers. Used by permission. Scripture Video Producer: quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Rick Simms Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Director, Adult Ministry: Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Faith Whatley Publishers. Used by permission. All rights Director, Adult Ministry Publishing: reserved. Philip Nation Published by LifeWay Press® To purchase additional copies of this resource: © 2013 David C. 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Nashville, Tennessee 37234-0152 2 CONTENTS ABout THE autHor 4 Introduction 5 How to USE THIS StudY 6 1 SuFFerinG IS real 8 2 MoraliZinG SuFFerinG 26 3 MINIMIZING SUFFERING 44 4 THE FREEDOM OF DEFEAT 62 5 THE GOSPEL OF SUFFERING 80 6 WEIGHTY MERCIES 98 Leader Guide 116 Group DirectorY 128 3 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tullian Tchividjian is the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. In addition, he is a seminary pro- fessor, popular platform speaker, and author of several books and articles. A South Florida native, Tullian is the grandson of Ruth and Billy Graham. He is a graduate of Columbia International University, where he earned a degree in philosophy, and Reformed Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master of Divinity. Tullian was the founding pastor of the former New City Church, which merged with Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in 2009. Tullian is also the founder of Liberate, a content ministry devoted to connecting God’s inexhaustible grace to an exhausted world through books, articles, media, music, and an annual conference. Tullian speaks at conferences throughout the United States and his sermons are broadcast on the radio. Additionally, Tullian is a contributing editor of Leadership Journal, and has authored The Kingdom of God: A Primer on the Christian Life; Do I Know God? Finding Certainty in Life’s Most Important Relationship; Unfashionable: Making a Difference in the World by Being Different; Surprised by Grace: God’s Relentless Pursuit of Rebels; Jesus + Nothing = Everything, and Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free. Tullian and his wife, Kim, have three children and reside in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Check out Tullian’s website at www.liberatenet.org or follow him on Twitter @ PastorTullian. 4 INtroDUCTION Welcome to Glorious Ruin! That’s an exciting introduction for a book on suffering, I know. Before we go too far with the good news, though, here’s the bad news: Everybody suffers. Suffering is suffering, and it is universal. Many people like to think of suffering in terms of the big D’s: death, disease, divorce, and the like. But suffering affects us in so many other ways that are sometimes less obvious but no less real. And sadly the ways in which we cope with pain, loss, and tragedy often make the problems worse. In this study through the Book of Job we will explore how the reality of human suffering, in all its forms, relates to the truth of God’s liberating grace in a way that is both honest and comforting. Glorious Ruin will not seek to answer the Why or How of suffering, but it will help you to discover the Who in the midst of suffering. For the life of the believer, one thing is beautifully and abundantly true: God’s chief concern in your suffering is to be with you and be Himself for you. In other words, our ruin may not ultimately spell our undoing. In fact it may spell the beginning of faith. And in the end, that is enough. Gloriously so. Tullian 5 HOW TO USE THIS STUDY Welcome to this 6-week experience on suffering and its redemption through Christ. This study can be used for small-group or personal study, but you will obviously benefit most from doing the study together in a group of people. Before you get started, here is some helpful information about the different elements you’ll encounter within the study. INtroDUCTION Each session begins with a narrative overview of the weekly topic. You will probably want to read this before your group meets so that you’ll better understand the topic and the context for your time together. Leaders may also summarize for those who might not have read it. GettiNG StarteD Your actual group time will most likely begin here with an icebreaker that is designed to help you ease into the study and get everyone talking. Questions set the table for the topic as well as allowing members to share how God spoke to them through their personal study time the week before. VIDEO DISCUSSION The DVD contains teaching related to each session, as well as a testimony from people who have experienced various kinds of suffering. Each video session is accompanied by discussion questions designed to build your faith. BIBLE STUDY This section will help your group dive into Scripture and further discuss how God’s Word applies to your lives concerning the topic for each session. It is God’s Word that brings about real change in people’s lives. 6 WRAP This section includes a lesson summary and a reflection or challenge to live faithfully in the area of study for this session. A suggested prayer is included or you may choose to pray together in a format that your group is used to. NoteS A notes page is provided at the end of the Bible study for group members to jot down thoughts from the Scripture, video, or group discussion. PERSONAL TIME This section is designed for you to continue your growth at home. Each per- sonal study session includes Scripture, questions, and material for you to digest to promote continued growth. These can be done every other day, or perhaps in one day each week as a concentrated personal retreat. The first two are more devotional in nature. The third is more of a missional challenge. And the fourth is reflective with questions to take to your own heart and to God. LEADER GUIDE The Leader Guide helps you prepare for each session and the study as a whole. Tips are included for setting up your meeting place and following up with group members. Answers to the fill-in-the-blanks are also included to help in the Video Discussion phase. 7 session no.| 1 SUFFERING IS REAL 8 GLORIOUS RUIN ..... For many, the 2012 Christmas season was clouded with pain and sorrow. The East Coast was still digging out and cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy. The nation was stunned after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. just 11 days before Christmas. Then, on Christmas Eve, a gunman ambushed firefighters in Webster, New York, killing two of them. Those who have faced the pain and sorrow of life will readily agree: suffering is inevitable and suffering is serious. It is universal. Everyone is suffering in some way right now. Perhaps your current suffering is the result of a tragic event or maybe yours is the result of heartbreak, job loss, or a wayward teen- ager. Perhaps your situation is relatively innocuous: a harshly worded email, a few extra pounds on the scale, or an unexpected bill. All of this is suffering, and it all points to the fact that the world is not as it should be! How do we make sense of suffering? Speaking specifically about the school shooting in Newtown, Michael Gerson wrote, “There are no easy philosophic or theological explanations for unnatural death—no greater, cosmic good that neatly justifies unfair suffering.” 1 It’s natural for us to ask the why questions when we face trials and painful life cir- cumstances, but information is seldom enough to WE DON’T NEED heal a broken heart. Instead, we must look at the ANSWERS AS Who in our suffering. We don’t need answers as MUCH AS WE much as we need God’s presence in and through NEED GOD’S our suffering. PRESENCE IN AND through In this session, we will be discussing the reality and OUR SUFFERING. gravity of human suffering. We will be learning how to live with the fact that suffering is inevitable and serious, and how to suffer honestly. WEEK ONE : SUFFERING IS REAL 9 Getting Started These questions are intended to help your group engage the topic and allow each group member to participate from the start. Discuss: In the first chapter of the Book of Job, the main character is introduced to the reader. Of course, many books begin this way. If there were a book with your name as the title, how would you like to be introduced in the first paragraph? Think back to the events mentioned in the introductory section of this session—Hurricane Sandy, the Sandy Hook shooting, and the New York firefighter ambush.
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