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In our text this morning we are continuing to look at the Woe oracles of the prophet Amos. Amos’ uses of the word “Woe” is very significant and it has set the tone for this series of messages. “Woe”- a grievous an threatening cry by the prophets. A warning of danger and death. This is what Amos is doing…

Amos 5 is the Lord’s attempt to cause a stiff necked and hard hearted people to turn from their sin and seek Him. How do you get a hard hearted person to seek the Lord How does the Lord motivate hard hearted people to seek Him? Seeking the Lord is not a once and done decision. Seeking the Lord is a lot…

Why does God summon some people to face His judgement? Amos gives us four reasons why you might soon face the judgement of God for your sin. I. Fat Cows (vv. 1-3) Amos is preaching a sermon of judgment. He is summoning the sinful people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to judgement. And in this sermon…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

In our text this morning Amos begins a series of Woe oracles or woe speech. Amos uses this important word, “WOE” once here at the end of chapter 5 and two more times in chapter 6. The word WOE is a very important word. It sets the entire tone for our passage. “Woe”- a grievous an threatening cry by the…

Divisions in the Minor Prophets The Book of Four Early judges to both Judah & Samaria Promise judgment for rebellious people Hosea, Amos, Micah, & Zephaniah The Book of Two Middle prophets written to Judah (after Samarian destruction). Dealing with the reality of evil and even God’s use of wicked nations.…

The careful reader of the book of Amos can “feel” the voice of God piercing through their soul like the roar of a mighty lion! 2 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.” Amos not only delivers a powerful…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Intro: Some years ago I read a book by Thom Rainer entitled “Autopsy of a Deceased Church”. He outlines 14 churches that he was called to consult with to help revive them, but they all died because they would not heed his advice. In his book he gives the ten most probable causes of dying churches. Of…

Oracles Sermons, Visions Our Country Prophet, Amos. A shepherd and a gatherer of sycamore fruit (Amo7:14-15). God’s unlikely prophet to proclaim judgment on many nations and on God’s people, especially Israel (Northern Kingdom) A few reminders before returning to the survey. The sections of the book:…

I want us to learn how to pray for answers. If there ever was a time we need to pray for answers, it’s now. We will look briefly at a couple of passages and then camp out in 1 Kings. 4 Go ahead and sacrifice to idols at Bethel and Gilgal. Keep disobeying—your sins are mounting up. Sacrifice each morning…

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 We are by nature worshippers We worship everything We worship our football teams, our baseball teams, tonight even as we meet here a worship fest is taking place in Los Angeles as the World Series kicks off or any other sport you can think of We worship our spouses, our children and our…

Introduction Romans 1:26-27 It seems that the true barometer of any society are the actions of the women within that society Men are expected to be brutish and to treat one another badly but not the women They are the more compassionate sex - so when that compassion is lost the society is in danger For…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

What do you hate? What you hate says a lot about you. Do you hate being cut off on the freeway? Do you hate filling and paying taxes? Do you hate family gatherings? Do you hate election years? What is it that you hate? In Amos 6 we find out one thing that God hates. Amos 6:8 (ESV) The Lord God has sworn…

Pastoral Prayer One of the things we regularly do is take time on Sunday mornings to hear from and pray for our missionaries we support as a church family. This morning we’re focusing on Gene and Anne Poppino with Cadence International. Gene come on up! Gene Talk - What have you been up to lately? How…

Why does God summon some people to face His judgement? Amos gives us four reasons why you might soon face the judgement of God for your sin. I. Fat Cows (vv. 1-3) Amos is preaching a sermon of judgment. He is summoning the sinful people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to judgement. And in this sermon…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Amos 5:1-6:14 When I was a child we spent a lot of time in the church. My dad was the pastor, and we often found ourselves waiting for him to finish his work so that we could go home. One of the most natural things in the world for children that find themselves in these situations is to play church.…