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  • Job Ep. 47: The Righteous Will Hold On

    Job Ep. 47: The Righteous Will Hold On
    2026/03/10
    Job is a byword. People spit in his face. His spirit is broken and his body is a shadow of what it was. And yet — somehow — he speaks a word of almost defiant confidence: the righteous will hold to their ways. Episode 47 of our verse-by-verse study through Job. Job 17:1–9. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 46: My Witness Is in Heaven

    Job Ep. 46: My Witness Is in Heaven
    2026/03/09
    In Job 16:15–22, Job sits in sackcloth sewn to his skin — stripped of dignity, weeping, aware that death may be close. But in the middle of all that darkness, something breaks through: "Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high." Job reaches for a mediator he can't fully name. We can. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 45: Miserable Comforters

    Job Ep. 45: Miserable Comforters
    2026/03/06
    In Job 16:1–14, Job finally fires back at his friends — calling them "miserable comforters" — and then turns to describe God with some of the most raw and violent language in the entire book. What do we do when honest lament sounds like accusation? Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 44: Prosperous on the Outside

    Job Ep. 44: Prosperous on the Outside
    2026/03/05
    Eliphaz closes out his second speech with one final portrait of the wicked — a man who appears prosperous and well-fed on the outside, but whose wealth evaporates before his time, whose legacy never matures, and whose whole interior life produces nothing but trouble. There's genuine theological truth in what Eliphaz says. The problem is what he does with it. We take a close look at how good theology can go wrong when it's turned from a pattern into a law with no exceptions — and what it cost Job to sit through thirty-five verses of it. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 43: The Paranoia of the Wicked

    Job Ep. 43: The Paranoia of the Wicked
    2026/03/04
    In Job 15:17-26, Eliphaz paints a vivid portrait of the wicked man's life—constant torment, terrifying sounds, paranoia, despair. "All his days the wicked man suffers," he says, because "he shakes his fist at God." Though Eliphaz speaks in general terms, he's clearly describing what he believes is happening to Job. His fatal flaw? Assuming suffering always indicates sin. This leads to circular, destructive logic: Job suffers, therefore Job is wicked. But the premise is false—making Eliphaz's well-intentioned counsel profoundly misguided. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 42: Hot Air and Rage

    Job Ep. 42: Hot Air and Rage
    2026/03/03
    In Job 15:1-16, Eliphaz returns for round two—and he's not gentle anymore. "Would a wise person fill their belly with hot east wind?" He calls Job full of hot air, accuses him of undermining piety, hindering devotion, and venting rage against God. Eliphaz uses correct theology about human depravity ("drink up evil like water") to reach false conclusions about Job's suffering. This episode shows how right theology can be weaponized when applied without grace, how tradition doesn't guarantee wisdom, and why we must distinguish between honest wrestling and blasphemous rage. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 41: If Someone Dies, Will They Live Again?

    Job Ep. 41: If Someone Dies, Will They Live Again?
    2026/03/02
    In Job 14:13-22, something shifts. Job asks the resurrection question: "If someone dies, will they live again?" For a few verses, hope breaks through—Job imagines God hiding him in the grave temporarily, calling him back to life, longing for the creature His hands made, sealing up sins in a bag. But then despair crashes back in. Mountains erode, hope is destroyed, people are overpowered and gone. Job swings from hope to despair in ten verses, and that's honest. We believe in resurrection, yet still feel hope eroding. Job's wrestling gives us permission to feel both. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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  • Job Ep. 40: Trees Have More Hope

    Job Ep. 40: Trees Have More Hope
    2026/02/27
    In Job 14:1-12, Job meditates on human mortality with brutal honesty. "Few days and full of trouble"—life is short, hard, and fragile. Then comes the devastating comparison: trees cut down can sprout again at the scent of water, but humans die and are no more. "Till the heavens are no more, people will not awake." Job's despair about death's finality is genuine from his limited Old Testament perspective. This episode explores the weight of mortality, the longing for renewal we see in nature, and how Job's honest wrestling with death's darkness is itself a kind of faith. Thanks for listening! If you’re interested in finding out more about Maple Grove, connect with us here: Website: http://www.maplegrove.church/ Facebook: http://www.fb.com/mgccbtown/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mgccbtown/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@mgccbtown/
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