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.”