I Thessalonians 5:16-18 In late September, my wife and I were visiting in Canada and our relatives mentioned that they were looking forward to their annual Thanksgiving Day. If you’re one of our Canadian listeners you’ve already your day of thanks on October, the 9th. Those of you listening in the US will have your […]
The Glorious Kingdom Joel 3:18-21 All of us look forward to certain events or milestones in our lives. As children, most of us had a strong desire to get older faster. We knew that our older siblings got to do more things than we did, they had more privileges. What we didn’t realizes was that […]
Missed Part 1? Catch it here! The Valley of Decision : Part 2 Joel 3:9-17 The Next STEP (laid out for us regarding the events of the last days) is, The Presentation In verse 14, Joel raises the loud and prolonged cry, “Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision.” Now, I want you […]
Joel 3:9-17 Think about the things you’ve experienced in life. I’ll venture to guess that most of them are the result of some sort of human decision or planning, decisions made either by you or someone else. Your employer has a specific outcome in mind when he assigns work to you. He decides what needs […]
Missed Part 1? Catch it here! A Day of Retribution 2 Joel 3:1-8 Another ASPECT of judgment is, The Reasons for Judgment Let’s look at verse 3. “They have cast lots for My people, they have traded a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, and have drunk it.” Place this in the […]
A Day of Retribution : Part 1 Joel 3:1-8 A few years ago, I read the book, “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s the biography of World War II veteran Louis Zamperini. Young Louie grew up in Torrance, California, in a nominally Christian home but he was a wild and […]
Missed Part 1? Catch it here! The Return of Messiah : Part 2 Joel 2:28-32 The Next ACTION (that will accompany the return of Messiah) is, The Signs are Appointed Here are verses 30 and 31, “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of […]
The Return of Messiah : Part 1 Joel 2:28-32 Hope is a little word, but it has powerful effects. We sometimes say, “As long as there’s life, there’s hope.” We often use it in the context of physical injuries or serious illness. But I’ve also heard the statement reversed, “As long as there’s hope, […]
A Promise of Restoration: Part 2 Missed Part 1? Listen here! Joel 2:18-27 Another Outcome (that results from God’s promise of restoration) is, The Assurance of Protection In verse 20 God says, “But I will remove far from you the northern army [literally, northerner] and will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, with his […]
A Promise of Restoration : Part 1 Joel 2:18-27 Not far from where I live is an old house. I first saw this house more than 40 years ago. It wasn’t in very good shape. The roof was sagging, some windows were broken, and in some places, the stucco was coming off the walls. […]
