08/16/2026
From Pastor Tyrone Curtis. For Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026
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Greetings from Pastor Tyrone
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Notice: we are NOT having an IN-PERSON nor ONLINE service Sunday at Calvary G. B. Church.
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If you need a suggestion of a church to attend in person, I recommend the
following choices:
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(1) Berean Missionary Church located at 5900 Basore Rd, Dayton OH, 45415 with Pastor Ted Milbry. 10:30am start.
(2) Basore Rd Bible Church located at 5675 Basore Rd, Dayton OH 45415, with Pastor Zack Doppelt. 10:30am start.
(3) St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church located at 34 W. Pleasant St., Springfield OH 45506 with Pastor Earnest Brown. 10:30am start.
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(4) also, if you are not attending an in-person service, worship at home by praying, reading scripture, singing / listening to Christian music, and listening to the sermon below.
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You may TAP THE FOLLOWING LINK (down below) to listen to a recommended sermon by Chuck Swindol: ‘Job’s Advice to Husbands & Friends’
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Widely considered one of the greatest US presidents, Abraham Lincoln was intimately
acquainted with deep loss, setback, and grief. At age nine he endured the death of his
mother and later his two young sons, aged three and eleven. He persevered through a failed
business venture leading to bankruptcy, lost five election races spanning 26 years until elected
president, and suffered with chronic, decades-long, frequently incapacitating depression.
Lincoln’s later murder marked the first time a US president was assassinated in office.
No doubt, Lincoln’s leadership ability was formed in the crucible of his suffering. Merriam-
Webster’s defines crucible as “a severe test; a place or situation in which concentrated forces
interact to cause or influence change or development.”1 The concentrated forces of Lincoln’s
hardships changed him. They forged within him tremendous resilience and unwavering
commitment to principles that defined his life and presidency.
Millennia earlier, the righteous and wealthy Job endured the scorching crucible when he lost
all his possessions, his family, and his health. All that remained were his wife and some friends.
The intensity of his suffering and grieving was unimaginable, and yet, Job’s faith didn’t crack.
He held on to God through it all, and, in the crucible of Job’s suffering, deep spiritual wisdom
was forged.
It’s been said, “Don’t trust a man who hasn’t suffered.” Job suffered greatly. In this Searching the
Scriptures Bible study, through Job’s words and actions, we’ll gather some crucible-refined gems
of wisdom that could only be formed in the heat of suffering. This is counsel we can trust.
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Scripture:
Job 2:7-13
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Tap Sermon/picture link below:
https://insightforliving_usa.subspla.sh/4m8t4cs
