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2 Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children about it, Let your children tell their children, And their children another generation. 4 What the chewing locust left, the swarming…

1. The state of affairs: Judah under judgment, 1:1-12. A. A rousing appeal to tell future generations, 1:1-3. 1 -- The source of inspiration is the “word of the LORD.” When Yahweh is used (33 times in Joel) it emphasizes His personal name, indicating intimacy and covenant. When Adonai is used, it suggests…

This Torah Portion: Gen 47:28 - 50:26 Introduction In a previous Torah portion we discussed how this was a picture/ type of the End Times, with Joseph in power In our last Torah Portion, we talked about what it means to draw near to God - walk in His ways We also talked about: The story of Jacob coming…

Remember the emotions you had on 9/11? Remember the emotions of those that were there? Remember the utter devastation in the city and in the loss? Remember the nation’s response? locust swarms. Locusts were all too common in the ancient Near East and were notorious for the devastation and havoc they…

--- Title Slide Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children of it, and let your…

The Day of the Lord. So often when we read through the prophets they’ll talk about the Day of the Lord… they anticipate the Day of the Lord… they warn people about the Day of the Lord… and they try to comfort people with the coming of the Day of the Lord. Today, we’re going to look at a Minor Prophet…

The Rapture Debate There are three major views concerning the timing of the Rapture in relation to the period commonly known as the Tribulation. 1. Post – Tribulationalism. This view holds that the Rapture will take place at the end of the Tribulation. 2. Mid – Tribulationalism. This view holds that…

A wake up call reminder “Jehovah is God” that is what the name Joel means. As we do part 1 of 2 in the book of Joel tonight, it is a book where God gives a very drastic wake up call reminding people that Jehovah is God. (Joe2:1, 1:1) They rush on the city, they run on the wall Great is the army that…

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…

Prayer and Fasting Why Pray & Fast State: Judah was under threat of invasion from a northern army Joel compares their effect to a recent locust infestation Also calls it the “Day of the Lord” There is no specific thing mentioned about why it is happening.... no specific sin mentioned The day of the Lord…

Intro: Throughout the scriptures we see what is known as “Intercessory Prayer”. Intercession is the practice of coming into the presence of God on behalf of others. Moses intercedes on behalf of Israel when they worshiped the golden calf; 31 Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people…

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…

Our next stop on our journey through the minor prophets is the book of Joel, which is a very interesting book for a number of reasons. First, It is difficult to place Joel accurately in the timeline of Israel’s history. Some suggest it is pre-exile and others suggest it is post-exile. Personally, I think…

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…

Exodus 27:20-30:10 Review In our last Torah Portions We have talked about different topics The Torah is the manual how to serve God- gives a sense of direction, like a compass W/o direction you do not know where you are going or what you are doing. the yes, I do The unanimous and unhesitating response…

Introduction Tonight we’re going to continue with the message ‘Let Us Rise Up and Build Our Prayer Life’. As mentioned this morning, the process is as such that led to this: I had a 4 point outline that grew to five. I planned to preach three one message and two the next, but then the first point grew…

Lech Lecha Introduction This Torah Portion: Genesis 12:1-17:27 Isaiah 40:27-41:16 John 8:51-58 In our previous Torah portion we studies Noah and the deluge We presented hidden meanings like the Broken Olive branch the dove took on her beak being Israel We spoke about how and why Noah found favour on…

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…

summary Revelation 9 reveals John’s vision of the fifth and six trumpet judgments. Several interpretive issues are immediately apparent. What is the nature of the angel with the key to the bottomless pit ( Rev 9:1 )? Is this angel the same or different than that in Rev 9:11 or Abbadon/Apollyon? Who or…

Mark 13:28-37 Gospel of Mark-#67 Introduction: The Game of Hide and Seek When the game started, someone was chosen to be “ it ”. A spot was chosen to be “ base ”. Whoever was “ it ” would stand at “ base ”, close their eyes and count to 100. The other players ran and hid. Then it was “ its ” job to find…

Pay Honor to Whom Honor is Owed Today I wan to the talk about Honor. Screen Romans 13:7 (ESV) 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. τιμή timē honor; value; price Screen Romans 12:9–10…