Throughout the book of Joel God is trying to get Israel’s attention. He is moving in a great and terrible way, in order to elicit deep heartfelt repentance on the part of his people. This is an important concept for Christians in the face of a global pandemic to understand. We have faced a crisis before and if the lord does not return tomorrow, we will face a crisis again. The plague we face today should point us to the reality of God’s coming judgment against the nations and against his own people. For us as much as for Israel natural disasters exist to show us that we are not right with God and Like Israel, our pathway to restoration always leads through repentance.

Join us for the last sermon in our series on Acts, as we Celebrate the unconquerable gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ

Now at long last through the sovereign hand of an all-powerful God Paul has reached Rome and attained his heart’s desire. In ministry as in life, the desire of our heart will determine the road we travel.

When things seem dark and the waves rise we need to be reminded that God can redeem even the worst situations. He takes darkness and transforms it into Glory.

Paul’s Testimony was central to his evangelistic ministry and he was not ashamed or scared to share it with anyone. Like Paul, we each have a testimony, a love story that describes how God pursued us and won us with great struggle and great loss. And like all the good love stories it is a powerful picture of redemption realization and completion. Our testimony is a gift that God has given us, how we use that testimony is our gift to God.

Paul did not back down from conflict and he was not cowed by violence instead he was consistent in calmly speaking truth to rage and to power. As Christians we must respond to the injustices and the Rage of our time with truth.