Tag: amos
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Amos – Not immune from judgment
We interrupt the Good News of John for an urgent warning from the Prophet Amos. “Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth Amos 9:8a NASB We are NOT IMMUNE to the #pandemic of sin! A familiar forgotten history Even…
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Jude -3- Apostates
Why did Jude write to the churches about apostasy? What is apostasy and how do we recognize apostates? As we learned previously in the study of Jude’s reason for exhortation, certain intruders have joined the churches to which he writes. Jude describes them as ungodly people who pervert God’s grace. He accuses these apostates of…
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Between Sabbaths – Convocations and Holiness
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Leviticus 23:2 KJV Holy Holidays We’ve lost something of the holiness of the holidays in the translation. Worldliness seeps steadily into our daily lives and we…
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A Witness through John – King of the Darkness
And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. The Revelation of Jesus Christ to John 9:11 Light from Darkness What do you believe about light and darkness, about good and evil, about God and the opponents…
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The Beginning of the End – A Burden of the Prophets – 3
I don’t understand what is going on. Who will tell us? Earthquakes, fires, famines, rulers we never thought would come to power… What is going on? It’s an age-old question. A king’s messengers may proclaim his threats, but who can the faithful believe? Only a true prophet of the Lord. And many have claimed their…
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Covenant and Truth – 4
And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. – 2 Peter 2:2 1 John 1:6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not…
