God Still Speaks - Amos - A Formula Shortage & A Faith Famine
May 15, 2022 Speaker: Darren McCormick Series: God Still Speaks
Topic: Minor Prophets Scripture: Amos 1:1– 9:15
- Amos talked about a shortage...much like what we are experiencing in today's time.
- Verse 2 is a key verse to the entire book.
- God was still active.
- Amos focused on the punishments toward different areas because of their sin.
- Amos also highlights Judah & Israel.
- This took God's chosen people by surprise as they thought they were more special than the surrounding areas.
- They had stopped listening to God.
- Chapter 4 highlights "You have not returned to Me!", while chapter 3 keeps stating, "Hear this Word!"
- They had stopped listening to God.
- This took God's chosen people by surprise as they thought they were more special than the surrounding areas.
- Amos also highlights Judah & Israel.
- Chapter 8 focuses on ripe fruit that will rot.
- The fruit symbolized Israel.
- God's Word & words are not found in people's opinions.
- They are only found in the Bible.
- People keep searching in all the wrong places.
- They are only found in the Bible.
- We have a huge faith famine in our country that is preventable.
- We need to be fed...by God's Word daily.
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