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Connecting this sermon with others you have heard from this pulpit. Our theme for the year is “Putting on Kindness” with that in mind, all year our series have been from Books that describe God’s people living among neighbors. What does it look like for God’s people to live in this fallen world? Earlier…

Broad strokes the outline of Micah: Cps. 1-3 Judgment (Throughout, notice the sharp language.) Cps. 4-5 Comfort Cp. 6 Israel on trial (parallel with Isaiah 1 ; see also Micah 1:2 ). Cp. 7 Conclusion (Micah reflects on his own message of cps. 1-6.) Micah has been called “the James of the OT.” Micah must…

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…

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…

1 “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your…

Major Posts from the Minor Prophets: ++Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late. ++Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much ++Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost ++Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you ++ Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never…

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 III. The…

Minor Prophets - A survey Yep, that is what this series is, a survey, an overview of the Minor Prophets and here is what we have looked at so far. Jonah - the running prophet Jonah (about 790 B.C.) prophesied to Nineveh Amos - the unlikely prophet Amos (755 B.C.) - to Israel Hosea - the loving prophet…

Introduction Good morning. It is good to be with you today. If you are just joining us online, let me welcome you. My name is Cal and I am the pastor here at Hope. Thank you for joining us today. If we can serve you, please do contact us and let us know. Today we are launching into a new series through…

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…

Micah Exordium: “Houston we have a Problem” Does anyone know where that quote comes from? The tom hanks movie is probably where most of us know it from, it was a quote by one of the astronauts on the appolo 13 mission in the 70’s During the flight there was a massive explosion on the aircraft. We’re…

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…

We look around our world today… we cry out, injustice, injustice, longing for justice to be served… ENTER INTO A COURTROOM WITH ME: You enter into the courtroom… As you enter you notice several things: The place is packed wall to wall You take your seat among the spectators You notice the prosecutor……

Author: Micah, meaning “Who is like God?” מִיכָיָה - Mîy (who?) kâ (like) yâh (God) Date: He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham (750-731), Ahaz (735=715), and Hezekiah (715-686). Some of his prophecies predate the fall of Samaria (722 BC) while others come just before the Assyrian invasion of Judah…

Remember last week? We reviewed just how far gone Israel was, not only from God, but even from what we might consider common decency. May I give you a brief run down from the first 3 chapters. Micah 1:5 “5 All this is for the rebellion of Jacob And for the sins of the house of Israel. Micah 2:1-2 “1…

Call to worship I want to welcome everyone this morning and invite you to listen to the Word of God: The Psalmist said , Let us stand and raise our voices this morning to our great God and King! “O Praise the Name” Words and Music by Leeland PRAYER Father, we praise You this morning because You are our…

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.

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering…

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…

Summary of Rev. 12 study The imagery of Revelation 12 is familiar to many Bible readers. A woman with twelve stars around her head gives birth to the messiah child, after which that child is caught up to God and his throne, the response to which by Satan (the Dragon) is a spiritual war. The astronomical…

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…