SUN OCT 11 - SUN NOV 1 SERIES

Over the next four weeks, we're walking through one of the most honest books in the Bible — a book about a guy named Job who wakes up one day and loses everything. His family. His health. His reputation. No reason given. No spiritual explanation that makes it okay.

Most books would move straight to "the lesson" or "the resolution." Job doesn't. It sits in the wreckage with you first.

If you've ever:

• Lost something and never got an explanation why
• Felt like your faith wasn't enough to make sense of it
• Been hurt by people offering tidy answers to messy pain
• Wondered if God is still there when everything falls apart

...this series is for you.

We're not here to explain suffering. We're here to be honest about it. And to discover that faith doesn't actually need the explanation to survive.

Week 1: When the Ground Gives Way

October 11 | Job 1–3

Job loses everything in one afternoon. No warning. No why. And somehow, in the middle of it, he worships. We'll start here — with faith that precedes understanding, and permission to grieve honestly when the weight finally lands.

Key idea: Worship doesn't wait for an explanation.

Week 2: Bad Answers to Real Pain

October 18 | Job 4–27

Job's friends show up to comfort him. They mean well. They're also completely wrong. This week is about what hurts people in pain — and how we actually comfort them.

Key idea: Sometimes the kindest thing is just to be present, not to fix it.

Week 3: Waiting in the Wisdom Gap

October 25 | Job 28–37

Job has said everything he can say. God hasn't spoken yet. This is the week for anyone who's been waiting for an answer that hasn't come — and might never come.

Key idea: Faith doesn't need closure to be real.

Week 4: Enter the Whirlwind

November 1 | Job 38–42

God finally speaks. Not with an explanation, but with himself. The shift isn't in Job's circumstances — it's in his closeness to God. We'll close with communion.

Key idea: Sometimes what we need more than an answer is an encounter.

Option 1: Watch Online

For whenever, wherever

All sermons are recorded and posted online every Sunday at 9:30am. 

 Just click below, watch, and let it sit with you.

Watch This Week's Sermon

Each week we'll post:

• The full sermon (25–30 min)
• A short recap on the blog (Monday)
• Daily reading plan (printable)
• Questions to discuss with friends

Option 2: Join Us in Person

Batemans Bay | Sundays, 9:30 am

We gather every Sunday at 1 Kerang St, Surfside. You don't need to be religious, you don't need to have it figured out, and you don't need to commit to all four weeks. You are welcome to join us.

We're a small church with people from different church backgrounds — probably some people like you.

Get Directions & Visitor Info

What to expect:

• ~35 min sermon
• Live music (singing worship songs)
• Real conversations before and after
• Coffee and Tea (we're not monsters)
• A chance to sit with hard questions in a room full of people asking the same ones

Option 3: Midweek Connect Groups

Throughout Batemans Bay

During the week, we gather in smaller groups to talk through that week's sermon and discuss questions that might arise from reading through the book of Job. You don't have to have read ahead, and you don't have to have all your thoughts figured out yet.

Learn About Midweek Connect Groups

Watch the full message every Sunday at 9:30 am. Preached live in our Batemans Bay gathering, recorded for you to watch on your own time.

Links to current week:

• [Week 1: When the Ground Gives Way]
• [Week 2: Bad Answers to Real Pain]
• [Week 3: Waiting in the Wisdom Gap]
• [Week 4: Enter the Whirlwind]

Daily Readings

Each day has a passage, a one-line focus, and a question. Takes about 10 minutes. No app required, no email signup, just read and think.

See the full month's plan: [Link]

Blog Recaps

Every Monday we post a short recap of the previous day's sermon — 

the big ideas, 

the key verse, 

one question to sit with. 

So if you missed Sunday, or you were there and want to re-read it, we've got you.

See this week's post: [Link to blog]

Connect Group Questions

Same question every week, whether you're in an in-person connect group or just thinking through it with a friend.

This week's question: 

Where have you experienced loss that had no clear explanation? 

What does it look like to worship before you understand?