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TEXT: OBADIAH | SERVANT OF THE LORD There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : Back in Genesis, Abraham had a son named Isaac.…

Our Scripture text this morning is taken from: Then the Lord said to me, ‘You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward and command the people, “You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid…

The 4 Ordained Institutions of God The Confederacy Bridging the Gap

Why can we gather in God’s Name? 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw…

Introduction Antique Road show El Albanil by Diego Rivera Hanging behind a door in a Corpus Christi home. Between $800,000 - $1,000,000!! How many times was that painting looked at and there was no idea of the value! This is what the Gospel does! When we are rejected, devalued, and forgotten. The Gospel…

Could it be that this moment of exile for all of us is a time to correct our direction and correct our purpose to once again align with the direction and purpose of God’s covenant plan of redemption—a plan of redemption launched into this world through Christ and handed off to his disciples and down to us in the church still today?

"Finding Refuge in God: Exploring Psalm 140 " Very few situations in this life can frustrate and make us feel powerless like when someone is lying about us. We are powerless to make the person stop lying We are powerless to stop others from hearing or believing the lies. David wrote Psalm 140 as a heartfelt…

This week we begin our journey through the book of Amos. We are travelling back in time as Amos precedes Hosea by maybe a few years. The opening verse tells us Amos prophesies during the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam II, king of Israel. Amos prophesies during what is considered a second…

What is true madness? Who will be a martyr? Who makes up his motley crew?

The God of the Wilderness Recap of last week: Moses is retelling the history of the beginnings of Israel’s time in the wilderness. Israel refused to enter the land; after witnessing many miracles, they still did not trust God to deliver them. The consequence: 40 years (or 38 of wandering) Until the entire…

Solomon ruled faithfully over God’s kingdom. ( 1 Kings 3 , 6 ) At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?” And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness,…

Our Scripture lessons this morning are from Deuteronomy 1:34-40 and Romans 9:6-13 : “And the Lord heard your words and was angered, and he swore, ‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see…

Opening - Happy Thanksgiving Eve, Eve, Eve, Eve, Eve?! If you were here last week, Tad made sure to tell you to hold me accountable to to keeping this sermon short so we can all enjoy the wonderful food downstairs! I cannot promise that, but I will do the best I can! Before we start, let’s go to God…

Chronologically, the earliest of the writing prophets. Date is either 887 BC ( 2 Kgs. 8:18 ; 11:1-16 ) or 587 BC. I lean toward the earlier date, during the reign of Jehoram. Who are the Edomites? They were those who were the descendants of Esau, just as the Israelites were the descendents of Jacob.…

Your child comes to you in tears... What do you do? [I] ask - WHY are you crying? The child responds - “So-n-so YELLED at me” What do ya do? [I] ask - Why did they YELL at you? The child responds - “Because I hit so-n-so” What do ya do? NOW - some of you have caught on - Some of you are thinking - Didn’t…

Pastor Mike reads verse by verse through 1 Kings 11-12

There is none like it, give it to me!

13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom…

Verses 1-4 Amaziah is the son of Joash who was the one who became king as a child and was rescued from death from his grandmother at the hands of his aunt Jehosheba and raised by her and her husband Jehoida the high priest. Joash seemed like he was a man of God until his uncle died then he ran after…

when something causes all the right things in my life to bend in the wrong direction, my response should be to pause and consider all the wrong things in the world that I should be bending back in the right direction

Genesis 28:1-2 genesis28:1-2 “Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.” Jacob…

For the past several months - I’ve gotten back into working out again... Something I had done every day back in college... So I’ll get up early to start breakfast for the kids - and then I’ll leave when the kids leave for school... Head to the gym - and can usually be heading home by 9am. I had been…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 30:1-36:13 Matot= tribes ( מַּטּוֹת‎) and Masei= journeys (מַסְעֵי‎) Overall view of the Torah portion for this week: Numbers 30 : Vows Numbers 31 : Vengeance Numbers 32 : Vulnerability Numbers 33 : View the Past Numbers 34 : View Future…

Victory can only be had in Christ, have you joined HIS camp?

Isaiah 34-35 Good evening church! 1 Come near, you nations, to hear; And heed, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, The world and all things that come forth from it. 2 For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations, And His fury against all their armies; He has utterly destroyed…