Amos: God’s justice will come against those who treat others with injustice.

There is One Way Out, Maybe (Amos 5:1-17)

Vital Sign #1: “Hear this ___________________________________________” (5:1-3)

The way we treat God’s Word is the way we treat _________________________. (Heb. 1:1-2, 12:25)

The first step toward revival and returning to the Lord is to _____________________________ what God has to say to us from His Word. (Ps. 85:6-8)

Vital Sign #2: “Seek ___________________________________________” (5:4-6)

The way we _________________________ about God is the most important thing about us. (Is. 55:6-7)

The second step toward revival and returning to the Lord is to change __________________________ (thoughts and actions) and pursue God with _____________________________.

Vital Sign #3: “Seek ___________________________________________” (5:7-15)

The way we live our lives, shows what we ___________________________________________.

The third step toward revival and returning to the Lord is to name __________________________ and begin dealing with them one by one by seeking the ______________________________________.

1. The good of ___________________________________________ (7)

2. The good of ___________________________________________ (10, 13)

3. The good of ___________________________________________ (11-12)

4. The good of ___________________________________________ (14-15)

Amos: God’s justice will come against those who treat others with injustice.

Cows of Bashan (Amos 4)

#1. __________________________________________ of Bashan (4:1-3)

Luxury on the outside often leaves no _____________________________ for anyone on the inside.

#2. __________________________________________ of Bethel (4:4-5)

A mask on your outside often leaves no _____________________________ for anyone on the inside.

#3. __________________________________________ over no Bread (4:6-13)

A shell on your inside often leaves no _____________________________ to God on the outside.

Amos: God’s justice will come against those who treat others with injustice.

Two Leg Bones and a Piece of an Ear (Amos 3)

1. High ___________________________________...

Because of the uniqueness of God’s calling, there is a high cost to ________________________ living. (3:1– 2)

2. Healthy ___________________________________...

When God’s Word through God’s Man comes down, we better ______________________________ up. (3:3-8)

3. Humiliating ___________________________________...

God’s people will be an example to the world one way or another, either in ____________ discipline or in ____________________ discipline. (3: 9–10)

4. Hopeful ___________________________________...

When God’s child is down to nothing, God is up to ________________________________. (3:11-15)

• When everything falls apart remember God _____________________________.

• When everything falls apart remember God _____________________________.

• When everything falls apart remember God _____________________________.

Amos: God’s justice will come against those who treat others with ____________________.

Basics:

1. He prophesied around 760-750 BC.

2. Amos was a Resident of the ______________ Kingdom of Judah preaching to the North.

3. He was a Shepherd and Fruit farmer.

4. He was a Prophet, preaching against two primary offenses against God:

a. _________________________ syncretism (1:7-8; 4:4-5; 5:21-26; 8:10, 14).

b. _________________________ injustice (2:6-8; 3:9-10; 4:1; 5:7, 10-13, 15, 24; 6:12; 8:4-6).

5. Consider the ____________________ between these two offenses and the two great commandments in

the New Testament.

God’s Top Eight Worst List of Nations (Amos 1-2)

#1. Damascus: ________________________________ (1:3-5)

#2. Gaza: ____________________________________ (1:6-8)

#3. Tyre: ____________________________________ (1:9-10)

#4. Edom: ___________________________________ (1:11-12)

#5. Ammon: __________________________________ (1:13-15)

#6. Moab: ___________________________________ (2:1-3)

#7. Judah: ___________________________________ (2:4-5)

#8. Israel: ___________________________________ (1:6-16)

Joel: When We Turn in Desperation, He Turns to Us. (Learning)

When God Turns in Deliverance, He Trains Us. (Leaning)

Leaning into the Day of the Lord (Joel 2:28- 3:21)

I. The Spirit of the Lord (2:28-29) Leaning On... The _________________________

Are you delivered enough to sense the power and promptings of God’s indwelling Spirit ________ you?

II. The Day of the Lord (2:30-32) Looking For... The ________________________

Are you delivered enough to see what is really going on __________________ you?

III. The Valleys of the Lord (3:1-21) Looking Forward to... The __________________

1. Valley of Judgment (Joel 3:2) Looking forward to Jesus the ____________________________

Are you delivered enough to fight alongside of Christ in his kingdom agenda?

2. Valley of Decision (Joel 3:14) Looking forward to Jesus the ____________________________

Are you delivered enough to judge world events in light of Christ’s kingdom agenda?

3. Valley of Acacias (Joel 3:18) Looking forward to Jesus’s ____________________________

Are you delivered enough to feel the glory of Christ’s future kingdom overshadow the agony of your present?

Joel: When We Turn in _________________________, He Turns to Us.

Learning from the Day of the Lord (Joel 1-2)

1. Old Men: Call to __________________________________________ (1:2)

Are you desperate enough to hear from other’s experiences or to tell your experiences?

2. Drunks: Call to ___________________________________________ (1:5)

Are you desperate enough to seek a different happy hour?

3. Worshippers: Call to _______________________________________ (1:8)

Are you desperate enough to be transparent?

4. Farmers: Call to Be ________________________________________ (1:11)

Are you desperate enough to be transparent about your humiliation?

5. Priests: Call to ____________________________________________ (1:14a, 2:12c)

Are you desperate enough to display your desperation spiritually? When God seems far away it is time to fast.

6. Priests: Stop Everything and _________________________________(1:14b, 2:16-17)

Are you desperate enough to P.U.S.H. ahead spiritually (Pray Until Something Happens)?

7. All: Call to Blow a __________________________________________ (2:1)

Are you desperate enough to warn others?

8. All: Call to ________________________________________________ (2:12)

Are you humbled enough to turn completely to God?

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

Supernatural Restoration (Hosea 14)

How do I return to the Lord?

1. R___________________________________________________ I’m the Problem, not God (14:1)

2. E_________________________________________________ your repentance with words (14:2)

3. T____________________________________________ away with a ‘never again’ attitude (14:3)

4. U_________________________________ the ___________-term results of repentance (14:4–5)

5. R___________________________________ hopeful for ___________-term restoration (14:6-7)

6. N________________________________________ well the purity and wisdom required (14:8-9)

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them. Hosea 14:9

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

Self-Ruin, Part 2 (Hosea 13:9-16)

The Conscious Choices of Self Ruin

1. Choosing Self-Indulgence rather than God-exaltation (1-3).

2. Choosing Self-Destruction rather than God’s salvation (4-8).

3. Choosing Self-___________________________ or a human king rather than the King of kings (9-11)

4. Choosing Spiritual-____________________________ rather than spiritual life (vv. 12-16).

3 More Symbols of Divine Discipline:

1. Ferocious ___________________________________ – 13:7-8, He would suddenly attack them

2. Woman in failed _____________________________ – 13:13, Picture of extreme pain and sorrow

3. Hot dry _______________________ from the desert – 13:15, Invasion of the Assyrians

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

Self-Ruin (Hosea 13)

The Conscious Choices of Self Ruin

1. Choosing Self-____________________________ rather than God-exaltation (1-3).

2. Choosing Self-____________________________ rather than God’s salvation (4-8).

3. Choosing Self-___________________________ of a human king rather than the King of kings (9-11)

4. Choosing Self-____________________________ rather than life (vv. 12-16).

The Slippery Slope of Self Ruin (13:6)

As they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And being satisfied, their heart became proud; Therefore they forgot Me.

1. Self-___________________________________ with good things

2. Self-____________________________________- ‘my power and my hands have produced this wealth’

3. Spiritual ________________________________ - ‘forgetting the Lord

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

Sincere Religion (Hosea 12)

Responding to Training

1. ____________________________________ in your Bible (12:1-5)

2. ____________________________________ as a Burden (12:6)**

3. ____________________________________ in Business (12:7)

4. ____________________________________ in Blessing (12:8-9)

5. ____________________________________ your Bible (12:10-14)

Historical Markers of Spiritual Greatness:

1. Abraham was known by the __________________________he built (places where his life was altered)

2. Isaac was known by his ______________________________he dug (places where his life went deeper)

3. Jacob was known by his name __________________________ (places where his life was transformed)

Humility Markers of Spiritual Greatness:

1. Fresh ____________________________________ (Gen. 28) Bethel means “House of God”

2. Fresh ____________________________________ (Gen. 29-31) Mahanaim means “The Two Armies”

3. Fresh ____________________________________ (Gen. 32) Israel means “God-mastered man”

4. Fresh ____________________________________ (Gen. 35) El Bethel means “God of the house of God”