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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…

A Cal to Spiritual Wholeness Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Verse 4 James calls the Church or believers adulterers and adulteresses. Actually, there is only one word…

TEXT: JOEL There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : The writing date for the book of Joel is diverse. From as early as the 700’s…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In Psalm 83 we read the Psalmist asking for God to no longer be silent, but to speak. He is asking the Lord to bring judgment about the enemies of God, who are seeking to wipe out the poeple of God. In the end he prays not only for them to be humiliated but for them to know God.

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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…

These trumpet judgments are unique as the only judgments preceded by prophetic warnings of woe. The first four centered on the dismantling of creation, but these are cosmic in scope, centering on the demonic powers that turn on their own followers. Those were addressed to nature; these are directed at…

Torah Portion: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:7-6:8 Road Map Micah five six if following the original text - in NKJV would be Micah five 7 Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Micah five Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the…

Revelation 9 Good morning church! What a glorious day it is today! I say that, in the midst of us living in a divided land. I say that in a time and a place that the world is turning against the land of Israel. I say that in a county, that just last year, May of 2023, the surgeon general of the United…

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…

A Call for Spiritual Wholeness (4:1-10) From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Through verses 13-18 of Chapter 3, James is preparing a way to rebuke the contention, and quarreling among the Church. In verses 13-18, he posed a question…

Life altering events, devastation, tragedies, have the ability to change or at least alter and consider how we think. These major events in our lives can turn our thinking from temporal things to more eternal or spiritual things as well. The setting of this brief book (3 chapters) comes after a massive…

How am I responding to the work of God in my life now? Revelation 8:13 . 13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew directly overhead, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!” What kind…

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…