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The Risk of Ritual Preamble : Now it happened that in the fourth year of King Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. And the town of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to entreat the favor of Yahweh, speaking to the priests,…

Genesis 37:1-40:23 Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Road Map Review Haftarah Introduction 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord , And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 16:1-34 Haftarah: Jonah 1:1-4:11 - Micah 7:18-19 Isaiah 57:14-58:14 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes “Nachamu Nachamu Comforted but Zion said alone Third consolation: anaya Soarah 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.…

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…

Introduction Author: Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the sons of Iddo (1:7). He is referenced in Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 as the “son of Iddo.” This second description is most likely using “son of” to mean “descendant of” as is common in the OT. Zechariah was a very common Jewish name, but and Iddo is mentioned…

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 REVIEW This is our 7th message from Devarim elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed” they were quiet listening It is very difficult to learn is you are…

5 “Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret.…

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…

The necessity of salvation A little boy came running into the house after playing outside. His mother stopped him and asked what was on his right hand. He replied, “Oh, just a little mud.” His mother then asked if he was planning on getting it off his hand. He thought for a moment and said, “Sure, Mom.…

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…

Kids Takeaway of the day: Boundaries are Good! God - We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously…

We looked last week at Haggai. He was a seasoned man of God. His age, maturity, and message from God was used to bring “ ENTHUSIASM ” back to the people of Israel as they were now starting over back in their land. Alongside of this man of God was a younger counterpart, filled also with this enthusiasm…

Or the Preacher might have talked about the tyranny of time—the way it seems to control our lives down to the millisecond. Plautus wrote about this. Bemoaning the stress caused by the latest device for keeping time, the Roman playwright said, “The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish…

Introduction We have made it to the end of the book of Hebrews. The author has given the rich doctrines and truths of who Jesus is, what he has accomplished, and where he sits today. He has encouraged the group of believers that is receiving this letter and exhorted them to live by faith in the new covenant.…

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…

TEXT: ZECHARIAH 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 : Zechariah began his prophecy about 2 months after our previous book,…

Revelation 11:3-13 . 3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes…

In what do we have hope? We have hope in the two-fold justice of God - justice in the Cross, and justice in coming Day of Yaweh. 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…

The Seven Spirits - Who are they? Why does it matter? Revelation Data Points Revelation 1:4 . 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, Revelation 4:5 . 5 From the throne…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 12, Session 1 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Sept 2022. Up to the time of Solomon, no ANE empire had greater influence over the land of Canaan than…

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.

TEACHING ON PRAYER According to Acts 2:42 , the young Christians, along with the older believers, “continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, AND IN PRAYERS.” These Christians had developed from the very beginning of their new life in Christ some definite…