Amos 8:11-12: Summary:

God has spoken, but His people have not listened. They act like the world. Their worship is barren. They despise true heralds. They won't repent. They're at ease in Zion. And that's how you incur the judgment of judgments, a famine of hearing and/or finding the Word of God. Silence! Such a silence signals the end of God's people. Is there any hope? Will the Word sound forth again? It will. It has. It does. But how can we learn from Israel's downfall? How are we to avoid famines of the Word? The answer is to feast on it, implying a number of tangible activities. But ultimately, it's to create a habitat where the Word of Christ can dwell in us richly.

Sermon Outline:

If we don't feast on God's Word, we can expect a famine of it. (8:11-12)

This famine, the great judgment. (Amos)

A famine of hearing. (8:11)

A famine of heralding. (8:12)

Why this famine at all? (Amos)

Feast on God's Word.