AMOS:  A WAKE-UP CALL FROM GOD

 

This Fall, Pastor Jensen will present a Sunday morning message series at the 8:00 and 10:30 AM Worship Services based on the Book of Amos.  This series is lengthy – we will start it in September and take a break from it during Advent and Christmas.  Then, we will resume the series in the new year.  The book of Amos is relevant to our world today.  It offers prophetic warnings against the practices of idolatry, greed and oppression.  Amos addresses God’s enemies, but he really zeroes in on speaking to God’s people, Israel.  In our world today, God’s enemies and His people, especially His people, need to “wake up” and repent of the wickedness that God abhors and embrace justice and righteousness which are the foundation of His throne.  This is the essence of Amos’s wake-up call from God.  Below is an outline containing the general and specific themes in the book of Amos that we will cover along with message titles and Scripture references. 

 

Ch. 1-2 – The Calls for Judgment Upon All Peoples

Calls for Judgment Against God’s Enemies

-“I’ve Had Enough of You People!” – Amos 1:1-2:3

Calls for Judgment Against God’s People, Judah and Israel

-“I’ve Had Enough of My People!” – Amos 2:4-16

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Ch. 3-4 – The Reason for Judgment Against God’s People, Israel

They Sinned but Should Have Known Better

-“There is Absolutely NO Excuse” – Amos 3:1-15

Women Oppressed the Poor and Needy

-“’Cows’ Who Were Bullies” – Amos 4:1-3

They Practiced a Hollow, Hypocritical Faith

-“Hollow Followers” – Amos 4:4-5

They Persisted in Evil Despite Being Punished 

-“Lesson Learned?  No, Lesson Spurned” – Amos 4:6-13

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Ch. 5-6 – The Calls for Israel to Repent (Ch. 5-6)

Seek the LORD and Live

-“Seek God and Live” – Amos 5:1-12  

Seek Good, Not Evil, and Live

-“Seek the Good and Live” – Amos 5:13-2 0

Lose the Hollow Worship and Idolatry and Seek Justice

-“Two Poisons to Purge and One Virtue to Value” – Amos 5:22-26

Do Not Be at Ease and Arrogant While Sinning

-“That’s Not a Good Place to Get Comfy” – Amos 6:1-14  

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Ch. 7 – The Calls by the Prophet Himself

Amos Calls on God to Show Mercy to His People

-“A Request to the LORD for Mercy’’ – Amos 7:1-9

Amos Defends Himself Against an Accuser

-“A Rebuke to a Loser for Misleading” – Amos 7:10-17  

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Ch. 8-9 – The Nature of the Coming Judgment on Israel

The Current Conditions Will Come to an End

-“The Status Quo Has to Go” – Amos 8:1-4

God Will Not Forget the Sins His People Committed

-“You Won’t Get Away With it!” – Amos 8:4-10

God’s Word Will Be Absent

-“Not. One. Word.” – Amos 8:11-14

Devastation and Destruction Will Come

-“What a Mess!” – Amos 9:1-10  

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Ch. 9 – The Call for the Restoration of Israel

God Will Restore His People, Israel

-“In the End, God’s Gonna Bless!” – Amos 9:11-15