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We are reminded that God graciously sent us Christ to speak on our behalf. We are encouraged to ignore false prophets, those who do not speak God's Word faithfully.

Instead of trusting in God’s grace, the Israelites tried to control their fate through spiritual and military power. But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight…

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…

Our survey continues A look back, and a look forward as we look at our next prophet, Amos (Intro) Our world today does not look that different from the world of Amos day, morally and materially speaking. Society was going through lots of radical changes There was overall peace in Israel/Judah There was…

Today we begin our journey studying the 7 Motivational gifts in detail. We are going to start with the first one mentioned in Romans 12:6 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Immediately after…

History, comfort, hope As New Testament Christians who live under grace through faith there is still much we can learn from history. History that can bring comfort and hope (Rom15:4) as well as instructions for our protection (1Cor10:11) The study of the Old Testament is profitable (2Tim3:14-17) and…

Prophetic fulfillment demands proclamation.

Read Jonah 3:10-4:11 “God relented” (v3:10) more interested in showing mercy than justice “But it displeased Jonah” (v4:1) Jonah is attempting to ascend to God’s throne of judgement (self- idolatry) marriage- domineering spirit leisure- what time do we own? politics taking up the cause of another Jonah’s…

Exegetical Point: Jesus is the new Moses who feeds with miraculous bread, but he is not slave to the people. Homiletic Point: Jesus, the New Prophet, provides all our greatest needs Intro Christmas day. It’s one of my favorite days of the year! Unfortunately it’s not for very spiritual reasons... You…

Our next stop on our tour through the minor prophets is Jonah. We love Jonah. It is familiar to us. It is one of the prophetic books that feels more accessible. The book is short, being only four chapters, but three out of the four are in narrative form. It is easier to follow and interpret than books…

As we begin our study through the OT books of the Major and Minor prophets it is important to note that we have already looked at a few prophets when we studied through the historical books of 1&2 Samuel as well as 1&2 Kings, such as Elijah and Elisha. Tonight we will begin our journey through the books…

Love Story This morning is going to be different than any other study we have done together. Sit back tune in as we take a look at a love story. (insert- Love story picture here) There are movies that are love stories that come with some great loss. The first one is the movie love story from 1970, maybe…

Call of the Prophet Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord . And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking. Here Ezekiel…

For our learning The Old Testament was written, preserved and purposed. Written for our learning, comfort and hope (Rom15:4) 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Written for our admonition…

Introduction We have explored in our series the wilderness worship that God can lead us into - things like silence, fasting and solitude. We have also thought about sorrow in the desert, the sacrifice Jesus has made to bear our suffering and the sacrifices we’re called to make as a response. Lots of…

A wake up call reminder “Jehovah is God” that is what the name Joel means. As we do part 1 of 2 in the book of Joel tonight, it is a book where God gives a very drastic wake up call reminding people that Jehovah is God. (Joe2:1, 1:1) They rush on the city, they run on the wall Great is the army that…

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…

Morning 25 February 2024

2 O Lord , how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes…

People can change On our last Sabbath with Jonah we had left him right after the city of Nineveh repented and God relented. God used his brief message, (5 Hebrew words) to penetrate the hearts of the people of Nineveh. The people spread the message like wild fire. When the word reached the king, he didn’t…

Big Idea: John was among the greatest of prophets, but the believer today is greater than John The people’s response to John the Baptist and Jesus shows us that we must be careful to: Accept God’s Word When it is hard to receive When it is graciously given Realize that God uses many teachers who have…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 10, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal Hannah is a woman in a difficult position with no hope in sight. When she came…

1. The state of affairs: Judah under judgment, 1:1-12. A. A rousing appeal to tell future generations, 1:1-3. 1 -- The source of inspiration is the “word of the LORD.” When Yahweh is used (33 times in Joel) it emphasizes His personal name, indicating intimacy and covenant. When Adonai is used, it suggests…

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.…