Elizabeth City EMC Podcast

God brought judgment to the people of Israel, but He promised that He would also bring restoration to His people, ultimately future redemption. Series: The Roar of Justice Speaker: Richard Meservey Scripture: Amos 9

When God’s judgment reveals just how crooked his people have become, Amos asks the question that ultimately confronts us all: Who can stand? The gospel answers that Christ stood in our place so that, by faith, we might stand in him. Series: The Roar of Justice Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Amos 7:1-9

Israel longed for the Day of the LORD, confident that God’s judgment was meant for someone else. Amos confronts the danger of false assurance and calls us beyond surface-level religion to a genuine, abiding faith that bears the transforming fruit of God’s grace. Series: The Roar of Justice Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Amos 5:18-24

God’s hard hand is often a hand of grace, using hardship to call us back to himself and form us into the likeness of Christ. Amos 4 challenges us to see trials as grace-filled opportunities to return, yield, and trust the God whose purposes are always for our good. Series: The Roar of Justice Speaker: … Continue reading The Hard Hand of Grace →

In the book of Amos, the prophet spoke to Israel about the judgment of God that they would experience. They thought they were secure. God identified with His people but they did everything contrary to Him. They had become complacent because they thought they had a privileged position. Instead, judgment was coming like an unexpected … Continue reading Privilege and Punishment →

Amos springs a trap on Judah and Israel, drawing them into condemning the sins of the surrounding nations before turning the same judgment upon them. God’s people are never exempt from His call to holiness; His grace does not lower His standard but gives us what we need to pursue it. Series: The Roar of … Continue reading For Three Transgressions, and for Yours →

God’s moral law is woven into creation and written upon the human heart, making every person accountable to Him—even those without His special revelation. Amos reveals both the severity of God’s righteous judgment and the patience of the holy God who waits, seeks, and calls sinners to turn to Him. Series: The Roar of Justice … Continue reading The Holy God Who Waits →

God called Amos, an ordinary shepherd, to be a prophetic voice to Israel, reminding us that God delights to use ordinary people for extraordinary purposes. Today, God calls every Christian to bear faithful witness to Christ in the ordinary places where He has placed us. The question is not whether God can use us, but … Continue reading A Voice For Our Time →

When the lion roars, you listen. Amos confronts a people who had lost reverence for the Holy One who both saves and judges. The call then and now is to turn and be saved before the final Day. Series: The Roar of Justice Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Amos 1:1-2

Hebrews 11 – Faith. In our relationship with the Lord, He gives us gifts to empower us to do what He calls us to. Our faith is in our trustworthy God. Our faith is in the Lord who will take care of us. He wants us to join Him in the hope and joy that … Continue reading Faith →