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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…

Notes for message 1. The Call to Corporate, Public Lamenting, 2:15-17. 15 - trumpet = shofar, this time calling for a public assembly. fast = to sacrificially go without food in order to devote oneself to a higher spiritual purpose. proclaim a solemn assembly = a call to consecrate themselves as a people…

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: Context of our passage... Joel 2:12–13 (ESV) “Yet even now,” declares the Lord , “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Joel 2:12–13 (ESV) Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious…

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…

Previously in Joel It is good to know where we stated so we can see where we are going. While our study is not extensive in context it is conceptional in context and there is much we have seen, are reminded of and help us to be prepared for the rest. Prophesy given of judgment as illustrated by locusts…

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…

Prophecy God’s telling of what is going to happen God’s word for us God’s promises, warnings, prophecy is not a prediction, an educated guess Prophecy is also a divine warning - this will happen if you .... prophecy is revealing something only God could know A prophet receives information from God, and…

Intro Text - Acts 3.19-21 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all…

13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How is it that we view this verse? I had a question posed to me this week involving this verse, and last weeks sermon on being drawn as a part of salvation. So, who is right? Which way should be look at this part of salvation? All, Everyone,…

This morning talk about balance - Word/Spirit 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Have you ever felt like you were in over your head? Maybe it was a job you felt under qualified for and you hoped your boss wouldn’t find out. Or a relationship where you know you’re the lucky one and you hope the other person doesn’t figure…

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…

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…

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…

Vayalech He went Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 31:1-30 It also includes HALFTARAH: Hosea 14:1-9 Mic 7:18-20 Joel 2:15-27 Intertwined Gospel: Matt 18:21-35 In our previous Torah portion we talked about the covenant of God What it means to stand in front of God instead…

Since the days of Cain and Able, there has been a war raging. The battle lines have been drawn between good and evil, Angles and demons, The Creator and creation, man and God. One might say that the battle is for the souls of men. Although that aspect of the battle plays a significant role in the strategy…

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…

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…