Job 1-2: When all Hell Breaks Loose?

Sermon 1 in the Series: Job - When All Hell Breaks Loose - The Book of Job ExplainedPastor Lyle LaFountainMarch 1st, 2026Why does God allow suffering? The book of Job wrestles with one of the hardest questions in life: Why do bad things happen to good people? In Job chapters 1–2 we meet a righteous man who loses his farm, his fortune, and his family in a single day. Yet instead of cursing God… Job falls to the ground and worships. Why? What kind of faith can survive a day like that? This sermon explores one of the most honest and powerful books in the Bible and its teachings on suffering, spiritual warfare, and the sovereignty of God. But the real question of the book of Job may not be the one we think. Most people ask: “Why do the righteous suffer?” But the deeper question of Job is: “Why do the righteous worship?” Six Anchors When All Hell Breaks Loose 1) Build Your Faith Before the Fire 2) Don’t Rush Past the Pain 3) Choose to Worship Even When It Makes No Sense 4) Maintain an Eternal Perspective 5) Recognize God Is Sovereign — Even Over Evil 6) Guard Your Heart from the Poison of BitternessFirst Baptist Church Oak Islandwww.fbcoi.org