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Nahum describes for us the ominous future of devastating judgment from the LORD on Nineveh and Assyria 1. ‘Bloody’ Nineveh made a spectacle, 3:1-7. the bloody city — a city built up through the bloodshed of war and cruelty. It is characterized as “full of lies”; that is false promises, fraud and deception…

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…

TEXT: NAHUM 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. ILLUSTRATION : It’s hard to find a good sequel. As a kid I can remember when the…

"1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949. Set in a totalitarian society, the story follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in the nation of Oceania. The Party is led by Big Brother, a figurehead who is worshiped and omnipresent through posters…

A word of consolation to God’s people Consolation: The comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment. That is what we see in this book. The Set up, the background Nahum: Name means “Consolation” Home: Elkosh (1:1) Contemporary of Jeremiah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah The message Dated 630-612…

As we look at the book of Nahum this morning we will be looking at an oracle… Nahum 1:1 The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Oracle: It was a weighty or burdensome kind of message to deliver. It is a common term in the prophetic writings This oracle is a threatening message…

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…

Three reasons the LORD’s Judgment is certain I. Judgment is certain because the LORD is against the wickedness of sin. Lets begin by looking again at the sin of Nineveh (1,4) 1 Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey! 4 And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute,…

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…

Revelation 1:19 . 19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. Jesus’ outline of Revelation: What was seen : Jesus Glorified - Revelation 1:9-20 . What is : the Seven Churches - Revelation 2-3 . What will be : Jesus’ judgement in the seven…

CONFIDENCE … where or what or who is your confidence put in: ??? Is it your wealth (bank account)… We see Job lost all of his in one day Is it your power or status (or one who is in power)… we see in a moment God took that away from Nebuchadnezzar Is it your strength, (what makes you feel strong, fearless,…

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: Today we are going to start in the book of Jonah. These first few verses bring up a great question for you to ask yourself. What are you running from? Hopefully the answer is nothing. Hopefully the answer is that you are running with God and not from God. But today, we are going to have…

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…

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…

Signs in the Book of Jonah Biblical signs are miracles - That is what the Pharisees in Matthew 12 are actually asking for and Jesus points them to the sign of Jonah. The first sign is that of Jonah’s very commission, it was very unique that Jonah was called to a gentile nation. Second was the sign of…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

What are some of the different ways we know that the Bible is communication from God to man?

In His abundant grace, God calls his people 'all in'... again.