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God graciously provides a solution for evil in the world and in our hearts.

God's wrath remains on the unrighteous as a call to repentance and a motivation to evangelism.

There will always be consequences for sin, but how will you use the consequences to grow?

God's true servants will not be caught unawares but will always be found doing their master's will.

Introduction The Good Choice ‘You shall not make idols for yourselves; neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves; nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am the Lord your God. You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary:…

Please open with me to the Old Testament book of Nahum. If you have a hard time looking for it, it's just before the book of Habakkuk that we studied not too long ago, nestled between that and Micah. We're working through books of the Bible in our Sunday Services, and we typically alternate by going…

Let’s back up a bit You know the expression, “One step forward, two steps back.” That’s kind of where we’re at this morning. We’re getting closer to Christmas — further along in Advent — hopefully a bit more prepared for the birth of Jesus; and yet, we’re headed backwards in the scriptures. We go from…

Intro: A motorist was picked up unconscious after a crash, and was being carried to a nearby [gas] station. Upon opening his eyes, he began to kick and struggle frantically… Afterwards he explained that the first thing he saw was a "Shell" sign, and somebody was standing in front of the "S"! Hell is…

11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. God does not want any of His human creation to go to Hell. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to…

Summary Ezekiel 8 and 9 falls in the section of Ezekiel that concerns two themes: the punishment of Jerusalem and the departure of the glory of God. In Chapter 8 we’re introduced to some specific points of Israelite idolatry – worship of Asherah and worshipping the creator as though he were part of creation.…

The God of the Bible is the One who runs towards us, while we attempt to run from Him.

God disciplines His people through his word,through their experiences and through punishment,so that they may live in ways pleasing to Him.

Theology Doctrine 1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. Oracle Nineveh Vision Elkosh 2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies. Jealousy? Good? Avenging?…

We are reminded that God graciously preserves and strengthens our faith. We are encouraged to build our faith on Christ and nothing else.

As we continue on in with Chapter 30, keep in mind the sinfulness of the nation of Israel as a whole they had fallen into grievous sin, and turned their backs on God. Child sacrifices, religious insincerity, dishonesty, adultery, injustice, tyranny against the helpless, and slander. These were not the…

Sign Acts Today we start in chapters 4 and 5 … last week we ended with 3:16 to end of chapter as the first sign acts. That is the term for the crazy things he does. These reenactments, visualizations, dramatic performances … he does something to communicate to the captives or something happening in Jerusalem…typically…

The Righteousness of God I’ve told you before that I love true crime. Whether it’s TV Shows, podcasts, books, or whatever I love true crime. And in recent years it has become a phenomenon in many circles. I know that some of the top podcasts in the world are true crime podcasts. And as I was thinking…

The Judgment of Sin Natural Punishment 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, GOD’S WRATH IS SHOWN IN DEATH 36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.” 4 “Behold,…

Summary: Romans 2:1-5 I know what you might be thinking. Paul does too... Most likely he’s talking to the Jew here (vv. 9-13, 17). But it could be an example of any moral person’s mindset. The question of concern here is... Who deserves the judgment of God? The wrong answer (vv. 1-5) The right answer…

Peter tells us to live in reverent fear. For some people, that is because of fear of punishment after death? Should that be? What happens when someone dies?

The broad message of Amos centers on the idea that God roars like a mighty lion in judgement because of sin. How do we take sin as seriously as God does? We must feel the powerful roaring of God’s voice because of sin! After a brief introduction to the prophet Amos in v. 1, right away in v. 2 God intends…

Who deserves the judgment of God? What judgement? (1:32) - the sentence of death/punishment The wrong answer (vv. 1-5, last time) To judge others as worthy of God’s judgment…but not yourself. The question is not how does one compare…but is one guilty of any sin (1:29-31). The sin of anyone’s life is…

Growing up in Iowa I played a lot of basketball. I played on several teams. When I was younger I played basketball at the DesMoines YMCA. Eventually as I grew older I played basketball on my Jr. High and then Sr. High team. One of the things that always stood out to me was that after a while I would…

The Visions the first 5 visions are about the love and grace of God toward the Israelite people the future Millennial kingdom, and Jesus’ reign we are now going to take a turn sin has to be judged before the kingdom can start no sinner will be admitted into the kingdom so before the Kingdom can begin…