Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Exodus 19:3-6; 1 Peter 2:9-10

Bible Reading: Nahum 1:7 “The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.” (NLT)

Exodus 19:3-6—

#1—What I did to the Egyptians.

          Exodus 20:

          Psalm 34:19

          John 16:33

#2—A kingdom of priests.

Question: How would those we rub shoulders with daily describe God based on what they see or hear from your life?

1 Peter 2:9-10

#3—A holy nation.

#4—A chosen generation.

Ephesians 1:5

1 John 4:19

#5—His own special people.

          1 Peter 2:9

          Exodus 19:5— “my treasured possession.”

Isaiah 55:6 “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.”

“As a kingdom of priests, a chosen generation, God’s treasured people, it’s our job to make God known, and to make Him near so others may find Him.” Ray Vander Laan

Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Amos, the Poor Man’s Prophet

Text: Amos 4:12

Bible Reading: Psalm 10:17-18 “Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.” (NLT)

Introduction: Amos, Israel, and Judah

#1—Chapters 1& 2: The Bad News: Eight Visions

#2—Chapters 3-6: The Bad News—Three Sermons

Amos 3:1-2—

Amos 5:24—

#3—Chapters 7-9:10: The Bad News—Five Visions

          Amos 7:7-9—The plumb line

          Amos 8:1-3—The summer fruit

Amos 8:11—Amos prophesied there would be a famine of God’s Word. This was the result of Israel forsaking God’s Word. In many ways, it was as if Israel had planted seeds of neglect and now were going to reap a harvest of what they had planted. The Word of the Lord would be scarce, at best.

#4—Chapter 9:11-15: The Good News

          Amos 9:13—

          1 Corinthians 10:20, 21-

Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Summer in the Minors, Part II

Joel 1:1; 1:15; 2:1-3; 2:12-13; 3:18-21

Bible Reading: Psalm 31:23-24 “Love the Lord, all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant. So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!” (NLT)

#1—Joel; Pethuel; and the book

          Joel 1:1—

#2—The Day of the Lord—both judgment and blessings

          Joel 1:15; 2:1-3

          13 of the 16 books of Prophecy refer to the “Day of the Lord”

#3—The Day of the Lord in Joel’s own words

          Joel 1:4; 1:9

#4—God’s desires repentance and not judgment

          Joel 2:12-13

          Rending garments; Rending hearts

#5—Repentance brings delay or even a cessation of God’s judgment

          2 Peter 3:9

          Joel 2:25-27

          Joel 2:28-29

          Joel 2:30-32

#6—Joel 3—

          Day of the Lord—1-17—Judgment

          Day of the Lord—18-21—Blessings and restoration upon the land and God’s people

Joel 3:18-21 “And it will come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drip with new wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; a fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Acacias. {19} Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a desolate wilderness, because of the violence against the people of Judah, for they have shed innocent blood in their land. {20} But Judah shall abide forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. {21} For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; for the Lord dwells in Zion.”