IBC Richmond

IBC Richmond

By Lead Pastor: Jordan FanaraReligion & Spirituality
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IBC Richmond episodes

  • The Vision of the Altar

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
    • What is an altar and what does it represent?
    • How do you want to be perceived? Since no one can hide from God (Amos 9:2-4), how does God perceive you?
    • Does it comfort or scare you that God sees all things (Amos 9:8)? Why?
    • Amos 9:8 says, “I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, declares the Lord”. What does that tell you about God’s character?

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  • The Vision of Summer Fruit

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
    • Do you work well with a deadline? Why or why not?
    • What advantage is there in Scripture warning of looming judgment?
    • Read the account of Israel’s dishonest (vs. 4-6). How can you grow in honesty?
    • Is there a famine for God’s Word today? Support your conclusion with examples.

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  • The Vision of a Plumb Line

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
    • What does “relent” mean? How can God, who is immutable, change his mind?
    • Looking at Amos 7, how effective is prayer?
    • What is an appropriate balance between interceding for spiritual needs and health needs?
    • List simple ways to pray for forgiveness and against wickedness.

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  • Baptism

    We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. - Romans 6:4

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  • At Ease in Zion: The False Hope of Religion and Luxury

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
    • What is the Day of the Lord? Consider passages such as Amos 5:18; Joel 2; Isaiah 13:6, 9; 1 Thess. 5:1-11; 2 Thess. 2:2; 2 Peter 3:10.
    • What does it mean to worship God? Why did God reject Israel’s worship (Amos 5:21-27)?
    • When is "taking it easy” a bad thing (Amos 6:1)? How does a Christian balance leisure time with work, family, and church?
    • If you rid your schedule of one small leisure item, what would it be? Replace it with focused time on others and the future.

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  • Israel: Judged for Immorality

    APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
    • If God commands in judgment “Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel” (Amos 5:2), how can he invite the house of Israel to “seek me and live” (Amos 5:4)?
    • How do you “seek good, and not evil” (Amos 5:14)? Give specific examples.
    • What does it mean to lament and mourn (Amos 5:1, 16)? How can the church help people lament and mourn appropriately?
    • Share (and perhaps sing) favorite songs and hymns of comfort out loud to yourself (or in a group).

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Expository sermons from Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia.