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1 “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your…

Major Posts from the Minor Prophets: ++Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late. ++Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much ++Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost ++Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you ++ Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never…

The Christmas season can be filled with a lot of hype. But sometimes all that anticipation can leave us with empty and unmet expectations; the prophet Micah reminds us that what we anticipate and what God actually brings are not always the same thing.

Minor Prophets - A survey Yep, that is what this series is, a survey, an overview of the Minor Prophets and here is what we have looked at so far. Jonah - the running prophet Jonah (about 790 B.C.) prophesied to Nineveh Amos - the unlikely prophet Amos (755 B.C.) - to Israel Hosea - the loving prophet…

Introduction Good morning to you and welcome to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. We are just thrilled to have you with us. (Faithlife Rollout Video) This morning we are continuing in the book of Micah, one of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. I just want to remind you that Micah was a…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Micah Exordium: “Houston we have a Problem” Does anyone know where that quote comes from? The tom hanks movie is probably where most of us know it from, it was a quote by one of the astronauts on the appolo 13 mission in the 70’s During the flight there was a massive explosion on the aircraft. We’re…

Author: Micah, meaning “Who is like God?” מִיכָיָה - Mîy (who?) kâ (like) yâh (God) Date: He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham (750-731), Ahaz (735=715), and Hezekiah (715-686). Some of his prophecies predate the fall of Samaria (722 BC) while others come just before the Assyrian invasion of Judah…

Remember last week? We reviewed just how far gone Israel was, not only from God, but even from what we might consider common decency. May I give you a brief run down from the first 3 chapters. Micah 1:5 “5 All this is for the rebellion of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. Micah 2:1-2 “1…

The music band Skillet is a Christian Rock band, I used to listen to them a lot during my teen and college days. The lead singer of the band’s name is John Cooper, and he once said “I'm amazed that so many Christians want the benefits of the kingdom of God, but with the caveat that they themselves be…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Introduction Well good morning once again. It’s good to be with you today. Go ahead and turn in your Bible to the book of Hebrews, chapter 3. We are going to be diving into verses 7-19 this morning. As you do that I want to call your attention to a couple of additional announcements. On June 26 we are…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Introduction Good morning. It is good to be with you today. If you are just joining us online, let me welcome you. My name is Cal and I am the pastor here at Hope. Thank you for joining us today. If we can serve you, please do contact us and let us know. Today we are launching into a new series through…

It’s generally thought that Sheep are stupid, defenceless and harmless creatures that simply graze about on hillsides and are only good for two things - wool and food This opinion has not changed much since the 1700s, when George Washington declared: "If our freedom of speech is taken away then dumb…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Make Jesus Lord! - Do not do what is right in your own eyes. Brief Overview of Judges Deborah and Barak 4-5 Gideon 6-8 Jephthah 10-12 Samson 13-16 Everyday life 17-20 1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

A self-centred concern for oneself, without due regard to the needs of others. Scripture treats selfishness as an aspect of sin and urges believers to care for others as well as themselves.