Series on the Book of Job, #4

Suggested video clip: "Rudy"

This is the last sermon in our series on Job. Maybe you are relieved, as I am relieved. This is heavy stuff.

We ended last week's service by pondering the question: What has Job learned from his encounter with the Almighty God? For an answer, I want to turn to the movie Rudy.

Rudy is based on the true story of a young man named Rudy Ruettiger whose only goal in life was to play football for Notre Dame. Rudy is small and he lacks athletic ability. He is repeatedly rejected by the team. Rudy enlists a caring priest as his spiritual advisor during this time. The priest hurts for Rudy, and wants very much for his prayers to be answered. In this clip, Rudy has run out of options. He is desperate. So he goes to the priest for advice.…