Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - Rev. William H. Lamar IV

Rev. William H. Lamar IV explores the themes of suffering, knowledge, and the role of community in understanding God's nature through the lens of the Book of Job. He emphasizes the limitations of human understanding, the importance of presence over words in times of grief, and the need for transformation in tradition to align with the evolving understanding of God. This week's sermon is an invitation to embrace unknowing and to seek a community that supports you in your faith journey. When in doubt, don't be like Bildad.

This week's text:
Job 8:1-7
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:2 “How long will you say these things
    and the words of your mouth be a great wind?
3 Does God pervert justice?
    Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
4 If your children sinned against him,
    he delivered them into the power of their transgression.
5 If you will seek God
    and make supplication to the Almighty,
6 if you are pure and upright,
    surely then he will rouse himself for you
    and restore to you your rightful place.
7 Though your beginning was small,
    your latter days will be very great.


Chapters
00:00 Turning Points in Life
00:05 Understanding Job's Trials
02:38 The Limits of Knowledge
08:26 The Role of Teachers and Mentors
12:35 The Wrong Lessons
18:13 Justice and Righteousness
21:53 God's Nature and Human Suffering
23:05 The Power of Presence
26:35 Tradition vs. Change
31:17 Living in Uncertainty