Spirit of Truth – Baptism with the Holy Spirit “if you play your cards right you will receive a second blessing from God that will bring you closer to him and more in tune with his character”. Acts 1:5, John baptised with water but in a few days, you will be “baptised with/in the Holy Spirit.” How is the phrased used in…
Spirit of Truth – Experiencing the Spirit’s strength What do you understand about the Holy Spirit? Ezekiel background Ezekiel 37 … and experiencing the strength of God’s Spirit Verse 11 …bones represent the dead, lifeless, hopeless nation of God’s people. “Can these bones live?” … proclaim the ‘Word of YHWH’ … send the ‘breath of God’ Verse 5-6… an overview Two things…
Amos 5:18-27 – Why Religion is Useless Religion is a cancer “I have been to church so much when I was at school that it was enough to cover the rest of my life.” … Australia is a religious country. … how many … have a false confidence before God The Day of the Lord God’s people … a sense of expectation…
Tragic Truth – Amos 5:1-17 Deep sadness? … laments the death of Israel. … but Israel feels they are anything but dead. … so the inevitability of this judgement brings Amos a deep sense of sadness. The terrible destruction verse 3 … total destruction of their armies. verse 4 … “Seek God and live” The cause of the problem verse 5 &…
Prepare To Meet Your God Amos 4 Israel on trial… time for the verdict “Hear this word” – Speaking to those in power and privilege about how they’ve used it. – This is the behaviour that led to the exile. Empty worship (Amos 4:4-5) – Bethel and Gilgal as places of worship – Equivalent places of worship for the modern church? This…
Amos 3:9-15 – Terrified by truth Privileged position was about to end in a catastrophic way 1 Kings 12 … a bad start. … Deut 28 … covenant blessing and curses A nation that does not know how to do right – v 9-10 Map – Philistia and Egypt Verse 10, “they do not know how to do right”. … “they store…
Amos – Compelled By Truth Will someone who says they are going to do a something… will actually do it. … if God can be trusted to do what he says he will do. What has happened so far … Israel feels secure From their perspective life was good, God was good, they were secure and they had nothing to worry about.…
Due to a technical issue, the audio recording of the sermon and the bible readings are unavailable; however the transcript of the sermon is provided. Amos Sermon 03 – Amos 2.6-3.2 – The Peril Of Privilege – Transcript Amos 2:6-3:2 – The Peril of Privilege Readings: Amos 2:6-3:2, Romans 3:9-31 The reasons for God’s judgement (v6b-8) a) Took advantage of the weak,…
Please visit The Bible Project for a short video overview on the book of Amos Amos 1:3-2:5 – The Problem of Guilt The circle of judgment – God speaks to the neighbours What’s happening in Amos 1 and 2? – Starting with the words that Israel wants to hear – Who are these people? Getting to know Israel’s neighbourhood, starting with 6…
Please visit The Bible Project for a short video overview on the book of Amos Amos 1:1-2 – The Message The Lord roars from Zion … Verse 1: Meeting the cast: Uzziah, Jeroboam II and Amos History matters because these are real people and our real God Reading the Old Testament From Genesis to 2 Kings, a story of people who reject…