Tag: christian
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Is God Getting the Leftovers?
Malachi 1:6-8 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! “But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your…
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Zephaniah: Demolition Blues
Zephaniah 3:9-20 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder. From beyond the rivers of Cush[d] my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings. On that day you, Jerusalem, will not…
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What If Your Wife and Kids Were a Negative Sermon Illustration?
Hosea 1 The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that…
