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Through the message of the Messiah God offers His people hope for the future. How does God’s message of the Messiah in the minor prophets offer us hope? I. The message of the Messiah in Hosea offers hope through reversal II. The message of the Messiah in Amos offers hope through restoration Introduction…

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…

We live in an increasingly, post-Christian culture. As Christians, we accept and aspire to live by the Bible, the Word of God, but as time goes on, there is a larger portion of our population coming of age who know little if anything about God or His Word. “In much of the Western world, despite the fact…

Remember the message of the book of Amos. Big Idea of Amos: Sin has consequences, responsibility accompanies privilege, God is faithful, and whether your circumstances are from your choices or outside forces, there is hope for the hopeless. In the Bible, visions and dreams are often revelatory in nature.…

And He Settled Torah: Gen. 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2.6-3.8 Gospel: Matt 1.18-25 INTRODUCTION: After the promise of the seed of the woman The Book of Genesis is about the FIRSTBORN Is this the one who was promised? Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—he was indeed the firstborn, but because…

The Gospel of Jesus Christ and the church are for all people. Every soul is equally lost, without purpose, and equally condemned to an eternally empty and suffering state. The Gospel — the good news about what God did for you through His Son, Jesus Christ, is for all people. But God demonstrates His…

The Place of the Serpent In Numbers 13 , the Israelites had arrived at the border of Canaan. Moses sent twelve spies into Canaan to report on the land and its inhabitants. They came back with the news that what God had said was true - Numbers 13:27 And they told him, “We came to the land to which you…

Most of us remember the school days of learning Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion . An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force. The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object…

Many are familiar with a series of sci-fi movies called the Matrix, in which artificial intelligence machines covertly tap human energy in order to sustain their own existence, while at the same time connecting the humans’ consciousness to a artificial matrix, a virtual world, in order to keep their…

We are called to be in the world, but not of it. Yet in our world today, we are surrounded by powerful, influential corporations. These entities are rarely aligned with Biblical ethics because they exist to make money. So how should Christians interact with them? How should we be customers, employees or even bosses in this complex, sinful world we are called to shine in, but not belong to? Join us as we explore God's words on this important topic.

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…

And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.” Theme: Because God is just, to protect His Name, He will punish sin. Personal information Amos lived 16ks south of Jerusalem and 10ks south of Bethlehem. Amos…

Submission to Godly Authorities Rom 13:1-9 When Authorities Aren’t Godly 4 They made kings, but not through me. They set up princes, but I knew it not. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. Idolatry - Jeroboam sets up “satellite shrines” in new locations to make worshipping…

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…

Introduction In 1948 the United Nations drafted a universal document on human rights - yet there are still nations world wide that are notorious offenders in the areas of human rights Iran - most notably the recent exposure of a mass exocution in 1988 involving 30,000 political dissidents North Korea…

Intro: A woman attended an evangelistic meeting and was delighted when she learned that the preacher would talk about sin. When he preached against strong drink, she cried, “Preach it, brother!” When he decried against tobacco, she shouted, “Amen!” The minister’s third point was a condemnation of gossip,…

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…

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall…

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…

There are many nice things about San Diego, and one of them is the Wild Animal Park, which is part of the San Diego Zoo. The Wild Animal Park is a ride on a tram that takes you through hundreds of acres of back-country to see some spectacular animals in a natural setting. Tanya and I had a wonderful…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. One of the joys of being your Pastor is the privilege of being around so many children almost every day. They all have the unique personalities, and yet they are all a joy to be around. But though their…

“In Christ, we are Delivered, Saved, and Rescued from all fear and dread, free to live in the light of Christ Jesus our Lord.” This evening I am going to make an assumption that most of you remember “The Lone Ranger.” I was a fan. Countless times I turned on our old black and white to KTVU channel 2…