Scripture Reference: Lamentations 3:19–26
What do you do when the worst possible scenario comes true? How do you live with incredible hurt but hope? The writer of Lamentations gives us a glimpse into the heart of …
Scripture Reference: Haggai 2:1-9
The Temple meant that God was present with Israel. But it was destroyed and under judgment. Jesus said he WAS the Temple and would be judged on our behalf. Why? So he …
Scripture Reference: Zephaniah 3:14-20
There are good days and there are bad days. Zephaniah prophesies about a terrifying Day of the Lord where God will judge his people. And yet, he follows up these dire predictions …
Scripture Reference: Habakkuk 1:12–2:4; 3:17–19
God uses unjust nations to judge injustice, and Habakkuk waits in perplexity. The so called "Problem of Evil" is famously dragged out to justify abandonment of the God of the Bible. …
Scripture Reference: Micah 5:2-5a
The persistent rebellion of God's people leads the prophet Micah to say some sobering things about God's judgment upon them, even to the point of saying that he will "leave them" for …
Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 31:31-34
The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the Old Testament covenants as if they failed to produce what God intended. So he foresees Christ instituting a new covenant, sealed in His blood, writing God’s …
Scripture Reference: Proverbs 11:30
Sermon Points:
You have a stunning identity.
Your identity has a stunning cause.
Your identity produces stunning behavior.
