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Torah: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Halftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 Road Map Review Dividing the baby in two Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob 14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;…

Amidst the judgment, there is joy promised to God’s people. Why? I. God will restore His people, vs. 9-10. verse 9 — “For then” signifies a change in time and prophetic focus. There is a shift from judgment in the Tribulation to blessing in the Millennium. The LORD of hosts “will give” translates a vigorous…

The last part of verse 3 indicates hope for God’s people, those who seek the LORD, who humbly carry out His ordinance, seeking righteousness and humility. Leading into verse 4-15, the judgment of God will fall on Judah’s neighbors: the Philistines to her east, Moab and Ammon to her west, Ethiopia to…

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…

1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord . 20 At that time I will bring you in, at the…

ZEPHANIAH | JEHOVAH HIDES 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 book written by Zephaniah was written some time around…

Ps. 13:1-4 “1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep…

5 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 The Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from…

Exodus 21:2-22:16 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. We talked about Yitro This is the name of Moses’ father…

Last week, Jesus called disciples to follow him and live in the light of God's coming Kingdom. Today Jesus teaches us what living in the light means for believers. This Sunday begins a three-part series that featured Jesus’ sermon on the Mount. After Jesus called his disciples and crowds began to follow…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 19:1-22:1 Chukat - Statute - Law Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there…

Introduction to book We start now into 3 prophets who are focused on Judah. Zepheniah in the time of a great reform in actions by Josiah, but Judah, much like Israel lacked heart and the reform actions did not take. So the background: Zephaniah means “ Jehovah hides ” Zephaniah is great-great grandson…

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…

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…

Last week we looked into giving our testimony in which we saw Paul’s recount of his own personal testimony before King Agrippa, which personally I find to be such a sad ending that Agrippa himself did not believe on the LORD. Today we will look at what I think is the greatest personal evangelism passages…

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…

It was February of this year that we began this journey through the scriptures. We have been looking at the consistency and flow of the scriptures book by book in OVERVIEW. As we look over the Word of God we are seeking to discover several key things: who God is ( revelation ) what God wants from us…

This Week’s Theme: LET’S GET SERIOUS This Week’s Word is Repent : It is defined as a change of mind leading to a change of action. It involves a sincere turning from sin to serve God and includes sorrow for, and confession of, sin and where possible restitution. At points, Scripture refers to God changing…

Intro: I worry so much. I always have. It stems from my old nature. In Colossians 3:17 , we get a sense of God's vision for our lives. Here's what it is: Read: Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. if this is your first time here we are happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand. Somebody give him thanks for something He is or does. Today we’ll be reading Psalm 51 . Psalm 51 says: To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came…

Opening thought Was God lonely? Is that why he created us? Oneness of God in the Old Testament In my reading this fall, I ran across a discussion of Old Testament truth that God is One verse the New testament idea of the Trinity. I thought I would start today 1st day of the year 1st week of the year…

Bearing Fruit 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.…

Bearing Fruit 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.…

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…