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An Unexpected Response Now, David had just received the news of the death of Saul. A foreigner had brought the news, even the crown, to David. David’s arch enemy was defeated. This story didn’t quite match up to the cause of Saul’s death recorded in the last chapter of 1 Samuel. Perhaps this young man…

Close up image game? The book of Obadiah can be a difficult book to place in biblical history. For starters, there were about a dozen men named Obadiah in the Old Testament. The book itself gives no facts or background of any kind on the Obadiah that wrote this book. We only know four things with certainty.…

Main Point: The Lord does not neglect the righteous sufferer. Aim of the text: For the singer, though they feel abandoned, to take heart in a faithful God who will not turn his face away. His rescue and praises must be declared to the ends of earth and time! Introduction · <hook> · Remember Psalms are…

1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord , and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. 3 The pride of your…

Have you ever been in a situation where you could see the obvious meaning of events around you, but you were also aware that there was a second level of purpose behind the events that were happening? I’m sure you have been. These are common in life. Our BBQ events are for fun, but also for an introduction…

“He Is” He's the Lord our Savior He is Mighty to Save He is our Judge and Savior He is the Mighty to Save The Mighty Savior Jeremiah 49 & verses 1-6 11-21 - Joel various 1-3 Amos & Ezekiel - Day of the Lord Obadiah = “Worshiper of Yahweh” “Servant of Jehovah” During temptation in the wilderness Jesus…

43 “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and…

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.…

The Suffering Servant My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? God’s Silence in Our Suffering O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you…

Jesus’ Farewell Going away to prepare a place you will do greater works than I I and my Father are 1 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, in order that he may be with you forever— Yet a little time and the world will see me no longer, but you will see me; because I live,…

Sin is Real, and Jesus is the Solution

Recap: Queen Esther finds favor in the sight of the king. Queen Esther makes her Pre-request to the king…she seeks for the king and Haman to join her in a banquet that she has prepared. Haman is on cloud 9 at this point…thinking that the king and queen desire to honor him He walks away gloating about…

I heard about a young lawyer who was called in from the big city to represent a large railroad company that was being sued by a farmer . It seems that the farmer’s prize cow was missing from a field through which the railroad passed, and the farmer was suing for the value of the cow. Before the case…

"1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949. Set in a totalitarian society, the story follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in the nation of Oceania. The Party is led by Big Brother, a figurehead who is worshiped and omnipresent through posters…

The Sickness Of Lazarus Mary and Martha’s brother is dying send word to Jesus on the other side of the Jordan River A simple Prayer “Lazarus is sick” When Jesus heard the prayer He said that it would not result in death and it was for the Glory of God sometimes our sicknesses, unscheduled flat tires…

The Set up As we start into looking at each of the minor prophets may we remember minor does not mean insignificant, it means less writing, still inspirited, still important, still much we can learn from them. It is good for us to have some set up as we prepare for our lesson today. Obadiah means: “Servant…

Recap: Queen Esther finds out, through Mordecai, the plan Haman devised to destroy both Mordecai as well as all the Jews Therefor, her and all the Jewish people begin to Pray and fast for Gods deliverance. 15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer , 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that…

We have been studying in Revelation for several months now. We have followed the outline of Revelation 1.19 , the thing that John had seen (Jesus in heaven), the things that are (letters to the 7 churches of Asia Minor), and the things that are to come, (The Worship of Heaven, and the Tribulation period…

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?

Human Experience does NOT end up in earthly Utopia.

1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by…

This is not the sermon on the mount although they are very similar. It has the beatitudes just like the sermon on the mount but the things that are going on beforehand are different and in the sermon on the mount Jesus is addressing the spiritual side of things, in Luke Jesus seems to be addressing the…