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Review Shemini a mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara The Great Day - Picture of Torah Readings Summary of the Passover Torah Readings The term Chol HaMo’ed means “non-sacred [days] of the appointed time Picture of the two prophecies. dry bones and Ingathering How to draw near to God we need to be holy people…

Amos 9 is a message of judgement, of preservation, and of promise. The Prophet Amos wants to fix our eyes upon the Lord. He is mighty lion that roars in judgement over sin. He is the Sovereign Lord that has undisputed authority and rule over every aspect of His creation. He is the One who guides and…

Amos 9 is a message of judgement, of preservation, and of promise. This is the Prophets final recorded message to the people of Israel. For one final time Amos is calling the people to a response. And in chapter 9 Amos, by means of a final vision from the Lord, draws our attention to who the Lord is.…

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…

Hope does not exist in a vacuum. It is not rootless optimism, unfounded yearning, or ungrounded wishing. Authentic hope comes from God. It is based on His nature and promises. Amos chapter 9 gives us a basis of lasting hope. As you scan the chapter, you may think I am referring to the last five verses…

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.…

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…

Intro: A couple of weeks ago we closed the morning service with a song entitled “Come to The Altar.” It is one of the most accurate descriptions of how one needs to respond to God’s invitation. Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling Have you come to…

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…

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…

Introduction Context And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,…

The country prophet revisited This will be our final stop in the book of Amos. Today the focus will be on the visions of Amos. But first a reminder of where we were. The Oracles (Amo1-2) Against sin, judgment of eight countries including Judah and Israel The Sermons (Amo3-6) Concerning the sin and judgment…

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 Happy New Year. It’s good to be back with you and to be starting a New Year together. Tonight we’re going to come to the end of the journey that we’ve been on since early September - we’re going to wrap up the book of Amos. It’s been a rough journey - Amos had a lot of really hard things…

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…

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…

There are many times in our lives when we underestimate the seriousness of a situation. We don’t take sin as seriously as God does! That is our problem. How do we know we don’t take sin seriously enough? Unbelievers : How could a loving God send people to hell? Believers : We betray our casual attitude…

There are many times in our lives when we underestimate the seriousness of a situation. Illustration : There is a YouTube channel I like to watch called “Just Rolled In.” It is a series of short clips that auto mechanics send in about the dumb stuff they find when doing repairs on people’s vehicles.…

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…

We continue studying Habakkuk's interaction with God this week with an investingation into Habakkuk's Description of How the Babylonians Treat Other Nations (1:14–17)

Notes: Amos is one prophet whose visions and oracles speak about the LORD and His sovereign rule over the nations. Three things that Amos highlights for us is 1) the standard for God’s measure of the nations, 2) the principle behind the standard, and 3) the patience of the LORD in His dealings with the…