Hi New Song friends… what a gorgeous day! Almost nice enough to golf… almost… Wanted to remind you that this Sunday starts the Cocoa Fund Raiser. You can purchase a very handy travel mug and Hot Chocolate for a whopping $2 before and after the morning service. This Sunday we continue our look at the [...]
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God wants justice to be served Micah 1:3-7; 2:1-3; 5:12-15 point this out He will pour out His wrath on sin Wrath is His intense hatred of sin This may seem severe, and it is, because the reality of sin is severe We must not ignore the Wrath of God. If we don’t understand the [...]
New Song! I just read this awesome passage again yesterday, and wanted to make sure I drew your attention to it. (Some of you will be reading it again on Saturday!) Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger [...]
Is “religion” a bad word?
Posted: 25th January 2012 by Frank in RamblingsTags: Amos, james, religion
In Amos, God tells the Israelites He is sick of all of their empty rituals, and is no longer listening to their false worship. Their offerings no longer please Him. Their sacrifices are a joke. He then lays out the desire of His heart: But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an [...]
So, one of the main points in our message on Amos had to do with the fact that the people in Amos time thought that they could live any life they wanted Mon-Sat, as long as they hit their checkmarks on “Sunday.” I then explained my take on this word “religion”,” especially in light of [...]