Unknown Prophets

Passages: 1 Kings 22:1-36; 2 Timothy 4:3; Deuteronomy 18:9-22; Exodus 7:1-6

Minor prophet books were shorter, but definitely just as important as the major prophet books like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The problem with ...

Passages: Malachi 1-4; Proverbs 9:10; Matthew 22:34-40; Haggai 1-2; 1 John 2:3-5; ephesians 5:21-33; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; James 1:26-27; 1 Peter 4:17; 2 Corinthians 5:10

God wants to be treated like God. He desires that we obey all of His commands. He asks to be at the center of our marriages and families. He insists ...

Passages: Malachi 2:15-16; 1 Corinthians 7; 13:4-8; Ephesians 5:1-33

Marriage isn't easy or fair. Love is a choice, not an emotion. Master the marriage cycle: joy, disillusionment, misery, understanding, mature love. ...

Passages: Jonah 1-3; 2 Samuel 12:7-10; 1 Chronicles 21_1-19; Romans 11:29; 2 Kings 14:25; Matthew 12:39; Nahum 1-3; Deuteronomy 29:29; 1 Peter 4:17-18; Hebrews 12:5-11; Proverbs 3:11-12

Jonah's book reveals what we can expect when we say "no" to God's clear instructions. We head into a "storm" in our lives, we put ...

Passages: Zechariah 1-7; Ephesians :10-18; Exodus 28:36-38; Hebrews 4:16; John 15:1-17; Mark 12:28-31; 1 Samuel 2:30; 15:22-23; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Proverbs 1:24-28; John 9:31; Isaiah 59:2

We can’t know the will of God, without knowing the Word of God. We can't be in the will of God, without obeying the Word of God. Satan ...

Passages: Haggai 1-2; Proverbs 3:9-10; 12:9; 13:7,11,22; 21:17; 22:7; 21:20; 2 Samuel 24:18-24; 1 Chronicles 21:18-26

Haggai's message, unlike the other minor prophets' sermons, was readily received by God's people. Haggai taught to put God's house before their own, ...

Passages: Zephaniah 1-3; 2 Kings 22-23; Joshua 1:7-9, 24: 14-15; Galatians 6:7-9; 1 Samuel 15:22-23

God our Father often uses a description of an earthly father to bring His teaching home. Dad's kids (Israel) weren't obedient, accepting correction, ...

Passages: Habakkuk 1-3: Hebrews 11:6; Psalm 13, 22, 88; 1 Peter 4:17; Hebrews 12:4-13; 1 Timothy 5:20-21; James 3:1; Daniel 1:1-2

Habakkuk asks "God, why are you tolerating wickedness? Why would you use wicked people to judge Israel? They are worse than we are. God explains ...

Passages: Micah 6:1-7:20; Numbers 22-25; Matthew 11:29; 18:21-25; Jonah 4:1-3; Philippians 2:1-18; Luke 6:32-36; Mark 10:35-45; 12:28-34; Romans 12:3-21; James 4:4-10

Many people perceive God as unfair and unpleasable. God delights in mercy, grace and forgiveness. Micah in encourages us to use our power in a fair ...

Passages: Micah 1-7; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Deuteronomy 18:21-22; 28-30; Jeremiah 27:14-22; 1 John 2:3-5; Matthew 15:20; 7:21-27; John 14:6; Acts 17:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Numbers 13-14

Protect yourself from lying preachers. Check their message with all of Scripture. Check the fruit before you buy the tree. The majority can be dead ...

Passages: Hosea 4:1-9; Exodus 19: 1-6; 1 John 1:6-7; 2:3-6; 9-11, 15-17; 1 John 3:4-11, 16-18

The book of Hosea teaches many lessons for the family. Hosea's bride (symbol for Israel) forgot that God defines what marriage looks like, we do not. ...

Passages: Joel 1:1-2:11; Deuteronomy 28:15-42; Acts 2:16-21; Proverbs 15:8: 21:27; Jeremiah 14:12; Isaiah 1:16-20; 1 Peter 4:12-19; 4:17-18; 2 Peter 3:8-15; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15; Romans 5:8-10

All hell had broken loose in Israel because of their sin. When God brings justice, He also brings judgment. God always prefers forgiveness over ...

Passages: Amos 1-9; Matthew 22:34-40; Luke 10:25-37; 1 John 4:19-21; Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 15:11; 24:14; 2 Corinthians 9:10-11; 12:7-10; Proverb 14:31; 1 John 3:16-18; Genesis 12:1-3; 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Amos, the unpopular prophet, taught us four practical lessons. If we are not right with others, we can't be right with God. Social justice matters. ...

Passages: Obadiah; Proverb 11:2; 13:10; 14:12-15; 16:5-18; 30:7-9; Ezekiel 25:12-14; 35:1-36:5; Lamentations 4:12-22; Matthew 6:25-27,33-34; Philippians 4:10-13

Obadiah warned Edom of pride, indifference, personal gain and boasting. He encourages us to develop humility, compassion and generosity.