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God Still Speaks - Obadiah - Small Book, Big Message

May 22, 2022 Speaker: Darren McCormick Series: God Still Speaks

Topic: Minor Prophets Scripture: Obadiah 1:1–21

  • Obadiah speaks against a divided nation...so to speak.
    • We don't know much about this Obadiah.
  • The Edomites came from the descendants of Esau.
  • God is letting the Edomites know they were not as secure as they thought they were.
    • God tells the Edomites that Israel will possess them.
    • God rebukes Edom through the prophetic message of Obadiah & lets them know "I will bring you down".

This small book of Obadiah sends out the big message: God is in _____  _____ of human history & the future & we will _____  _____ to Him.

3 WAYS WE SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS PROPHETIC MESSAGE
1. This message calls for us to always be _____ of how we _____  _____.
  • Remember the golden rule.
  • Galatians 6:7-8
2. We should keep our _____ in _____.
  • Prideful atheism is on the rise.
  • A few hundred years after this prophecy, the nation of Edom ceased to exist.
3. We need to put our _____ & _____ in God & _____ it there.
  • Many nations have come & gone.
  • Obadiah states that only one kingdom will be left standing.